The Wyoming Board of Land Commissioners voted 3-2 on Feb. 5 to begin canceling controversial wind leases tied to the Pronghorn and Sidewinder projects in the eastern part of the state.

The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported that the Pronghorn project includes state lands in Converse County, while the Sidewinder project is in Niobrara County.

Both leases were approved by the state board in April 2025, but have faced months of opposition from local residents and property owners.

The outlet said Auditor Kristi Racines, Secretary of State Chuck Gray and Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder supported motions to begin resolving wind leases, while Governor Mark Gordon and Treasurer Curt Meier opposed the action.

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A pickup truck drives past wind turbines that generate electricity near Medicine Bow, Wyoming, on August 14, 2022. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)

In a statement after the vote, Gray said he believed the board was acting within its authority after a court found the approval of the original lease illegal.

“I continue to oppose these wind wake leases because they are wrong for Wyoming and are inconsistent with the Board’s fiduciary duty,” he said.

“As the only member of the State Board of Land Commissioners to vote against this boondoggle wind proposal when it was originally presented to the Board last April, I know the people of Converse and Niobrara counties have been anxiously awaiting resolution of this issue,” Gray added.

Boysen Dam is located on the Wind River near Shoshoni, Wyoming on July 5, 2023. (Don And Melinda Crawford/Universal Images Group via Getty Images/Getty Images)

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Many residents who offered public comment at the meeting in the Capitol Complex Auditorium in Cheyenne raised concerns about the long-term impacts of large-scale wind development on wildlife, water resources and property values.

Others focused on water use and infrastructure, arguing that the projects could strain local water supplies and disrupt existing land uses, while several speakers criticized what they described as a lack of transparency and changes in project plans.

A man talks to an employee as he tours his ranch on July 23, 2024, near Cheyenne, Wyoming. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images/Getty Images)

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“There hasn’t been a lot of transparency in all of this. That’s been one of our complaints,” said one man at the more than six-hour meeting.