{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-18-5-501","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 18-5-501","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a) As used in this article:\n(i) \"Industrial siting council\" or \"council\" means the council created by W.S. 35-12-104;\n(ii) \"Wind energy facility\" means any wind powered electrical generation development consisting of an individual wind turbine or multiple wind turbines rated by the manufacturer to generate more than one-half (0.5) megawatt of electricity and includes all lands where the owner or developer has rights to erect wind turbines;\n(iii) \"Enlarge\" or \"enlargement\" means adding additional wind turbines or energy capacity that is not permitted as part of an original permitting process. \"Enlarge\" or \"enlargement\" shall not include an improvement made to a permitted wind turbine that maintains the same surface space occupied by the structure that was previously permitted, regardless of the cost of the improvement;\n(iv) \"Owner\" means the surface owner of land;\n(v) \"Facility\" includes:\n(A) A wind energy facility or a solar energy facility unless the context clearly indicates otherwise;\n(B) A wind energy facility or a solar energy facility planned for construction and siting or whose ownership or business structure is organized in a way to circumvent the definition of \"facility\" or the requirements of this article while engaging in conduct that otherwise would be subject to the requirements of this article. A facility that meets the definition of this subparagraph shall comply with all requirements of this article before locating, erecting, constructing, reconstructing or enlarging the facility.\n(vi) \"Solar energy facility\" means a commercial facility with a rated power capacity of more than one-half (0.5) megawatt of electricity from solar power that includes all lands where the owner or developer has rights to erect solar energy facilities, including lands for battery storage.","path":["TITLE 18 - COUNTIES","CHAPTER 5 - PLANNING AND ZONING","ARTICLE 5 - WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title18.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:32Z","sha256":"ab64fe179f8a64645e4935ecd64651c6c742f15f8ecbd72214b2bebb7afe5039","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-18-5-405","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-18-5-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}