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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 34-22-103

Declaration of solar rights

Known as the Solar Rights Act

The act spans §§ 34-22-101 to 34-22-106 (6 sections).

(a) The beneficial use of solar energy is a property right.

(b) In disputes over the use of solar energy:

(i) Beneficial use shall be the basis, the measure and the limit of the solar right, except as otherwise provided by written contract. If the amount of solar energy which a solar user can beneficially use varies with the season of the year, then the extent of the solar right shall vary likewise;

(ii) Priority in time shall have the better right, except as provided in this act; and (iii) Nothing in this act diminishes the right of eminent domain.

(c) Solar rights are property rights and as such shall be freely transferable within the bounds of law.

Official source: Wyoming Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wyoming statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.