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Recovery of coalbed methane from coal seams in the Powder River Basin has grown rapidly since the late 1990s and now accounts for about one-fifth of State natural gas production. Wyoming is the third leading coalbed methane producer in the United States, after [[Colorado]] and [[New Mexico]]. The full potential of Powder River Basin coalbed methane resources has not been tapped due to the basin’s few pipelines and rugged terrain. The Bureau of Land Management approved new drilling in the basin in 2003, which may encourage increased production from that area.  

Recovery of coalbed methane from coal seams in the Powder River Basin has grown rapidly since the late 1990s and now accounts for about one-fifth of State natural gas production. Wyoming is the third leading coalbed methane producer in the United States, after [[Colorado]] and [[New Mexico]]. The full potential of Powder River Basin coalbed methane resources has not been tapped due to the basin’s few pipelines and rugged terrain. The Bureau of Land Management approved new drilling in the basin in 2003, which may encourage increased production from that area.  

Unlike other major U.S. natural gas producing regions, Wyoming’s natural gas production is expanding. However, State consumption is low and Wyoming generally consumes less than one-tenth of the natural gas it produces. Major pipeline systems deliver the majority of Wyoming supply to markets in the Midwest and California, and natural gas producers have proposed a new pipeline to ease transportation constraints and help move Wyoming’s increasing output to the Midwest. The proposed system, known as the Rockies Express Pipeline and scheduled to be in service by January 2008, will originate in northwestern Colorado and add supply in Wyoming’s Greater Green River Basin for delivery to Midwest markets.  

Unlike other major U.S. natural gas producing regions, Wyoming’s natural gas production is expanding. However, State consumption is low and Wyoming generally consumes less than one-tenth of the natural gas it produces. Major pipeline systems deliver the majority of Wyoming supply to markets in the Midwest and [[California]], and natural gas producers have proposed a new pipeline to ease transportation constraints and help move Wyoming’s increasing output to the Midwest. The proposed system, known as the Rockies Express Pipeline and scheduled to be in service by January 2008, will originate in northwestern Colorado and add supply in Wyoming’s Greater Green River Basin for delivery to Midwest markets.  

===Coal, Electricity, and Renewables===

===Coal, Electricity, and Renewables===