List of power stations in Wyoming

The following page lists power stations in the U.S. state of Wyoming.


Fossil fuels

Coal
Data reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration[1]
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)		TechnologyYear
Completed		ClosureRefs
Dave JohnstonConverse County922.2Conventional Steam CoalScheduled to close in 2027[2]
General ChemicalSweetwater County30Conventional Steam Coal
Genesis AlkaliSweetwater County41Conventional Steam Coal
Jim Bridger Power StationSweetwater County2,441.9Conventional Steam CoalUnit 3 scheduled to close in 2023; Unit 4 scheduled to close in 2028; Units 1 and 2 scheduled to close in 2038[2]
Laramie River StationPlatte County1,710Conventional Steam Coal
Neil Simpson ICampbell County22Conventional Steam CoalRetired in 2014[3]
Neil Simpson IICampbell County80Conventional Steam Coal[3]
Naughton Power PlantLincoln County832Conventional Steam Coal384 MW unit retired in 2019 (current capacity is 448 MW); other units scheduled for retirement in 2025[2]
Wygen 1Campbell County90Conventional Steam Coal
Wygen 2Campbell County95Conventional Steam Coal
Wygen IIICampbell County116Conventional Steam Coal
WyodakCampbell County402.3Conventional Steam CoalScheduled to close in 2038[4]

Oil
Data reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration[1]
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)		TechnologyYear
Completed		Refs
Lake (WY)Teton County2.7Petroleum Liquids
Old FaithfulTeton County2Petroleum Liquids
Sinclair Oil RefineryCarbon County1.1Petroleum Liquids

Natural gas
Data reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration[1]
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)		TechnologyYear
Completed		Refs
ArvadaSheridan County22.5Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine2002-08[5]
Barber CreekCampbell County22.5Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine2002-09[6][5]
Beaver Creek Gas PlantFremont County3.6Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine1983[7]
Big Sand Draw PlantFremont County8Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Cheyenne Prairie Generating StationLaramie County140Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine		2014-10[8]
HartzogCampbell County22.5Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine2002-06[5]
Neil Simpson IICampbell County34Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine[3]
Sinclair Oil RefineryCarbon County3.9Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Western Sugar Coop - TorringtonGoshen County2Natural Gas Steam Turbine


Renewable resources

Battery Storage

There are no utility-scale Battery Storage facilities in the state of Wyoming.

Biomass

There are no utility-scale Biomass facilities in the state of Wyoming.

Geothermal

There are no utility-scale Geothermal facilities in the state of Wyoming.

Hydeoelectric
Data reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration [1]
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity (MW)Year CompletedRefs
AlcovaNatrona County41.4
BoysenFremont County15
Buffalo BillPark County18
Fremont CanyonNatrona County66.8
FontenelleLincoln County10
GlendoPlatte County38
GuernseyPlatte County6.4
Heart MountainPark County5
KortesCarbon County36
Pilot ButteFremont County1.6
SeminoeCarbon County51.6
Shoshone (WY)Park County3
Strawberry CreekLincoln County1.5
Swift CreekLincoln County1.7

Solar
Data reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration [1]
PlantLocationAreaCapacity (MW)Refs
Sweetwater SolarSweetwater County92

Wind
Data reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration [1]
PlantLocationAreaCapacity (MW)Refs
Campbell Hill WindpowerConverse County99
Casper Wind FarmNatrona Count17
DunlapCarbon County111
Foote Creek ICarbon County41.4
Foote Creek IICarbon County1.8
Foote Creek IIICarbon County24.8
Foote Creek IVCarbon County16.8
GlenrockConverse County158.3
Happy Jack Windpower ProjectLaramie County29.4
High PlainsAlbany County99
McFadden RidgeAlbany County28.5
Medicine BowCarbon County6.1
Pioneer Wind Park, LLCConverse County80
Rolling HillsConverse County138
Seven Mile HillCarbon County146.2
Silver Sage WindpowerLaramie County42
Top of the World Windpower ProjectConverse County200
Mountain Wind Power LLCUinta County61
Mountain Wind Power IIUinta County80
Rock River I LLCCarbon County50
TransAlta Wyoming WindUinta County144

Nuclear

There are no utility-scale Nuclear facilities in the state of Wyoming

Other
Data reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration [1]
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity (MW)TechnologyYear CompletedRefs
Beaver Creek Gas PlantFremont County0.9" All Other"1983[7]
Elk Basin Gasoline PlantPark County2Other Gases
Shute Creek FacilityLincoln County144Other Gases
Simplot PhosphatesSweetwater County11.5" All Other"
Sinclair Oil RefineryCarbon County1.7Other Gases


See also

References
  1. "Wyoming Profile State Profile and Energy Estimates". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  2. "PacifiCorp details early Bridger, Naughton coal closures". WyoFile. 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  3. "Black Hills Corp. closes coal unit at Wyodak Neil Simpson complex in Gillette". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  4. "PacifiCorp: early closure of Wyo coal plants saves $599 million". WyoFile. 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  5. "Wyoming Distributed Generation". Basin Electric Power Cooperative. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  6. "Barber Creek". Energy Justice Network. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  7. "Beaver Creek Gas Plant". Energy Justice Network. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  8. "Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station". Black Hills Corporation. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
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