06/98: The Wyoming Public Service Commission (PSC) had scheduled a hearing on deregulation in June 1998 to establish voluntary guidelines for utilities, but the hearing was canceled in response to legislator's concerns.

09/97: A joint committee of the Wyoming Legislature began a series of hearings on electric industry restructuring.

09/97: The PSC released the Study of the Potential Economic Impacts of Electric Restructuring on the State of Wyoming, a report commissioned by the PSC and completed by Black & Veatch and Planning Information Corporation on September 15, 1997. The paper stated that further study was needed; legislation would be needed; stranded costs should be recoverable; and pilot programs should be developed.
Source: Wyoming Public Service Commission