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Fossil fuels
Coal
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Technology | Year Completed |
Closure | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Johnston | Converse County | 922.2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Scheduled to close in 2027 | |||
| General Chemical | Sweetwater County | 30 | Conventional Steam Coal | ||||
| Genesis Alkali | Sweetwater County | 41 | Conventional Steam Coal | ||||
| Jim Bridger Power Station | Sweetwater County | 2,441.9 | Conventional Steam Coal | Unit 3 scheduled to close in 2023; Unit 4 scheduled to close in 2028; Units 1 and 2 scheduled to close in 2038 | |||
| Laramie River Station | Platte County | 1,710 | Conventional Steam Coal | ||||
| Neil Simpson I | Campbell County | 22 | Conventional Steam Coal | Retired in 2014 | |||
| Neil Simpson II | Campbell County | 80 | Conventional Steam Coal | ||||
| Naughton Power Plant | Lincoln County | 832 | Conventional Steam Coal | 384 MW unit retired in 2019 (current capacity is 448 MW); other units scheduled for retirement in 2025 | |||
| Wygen 1 | Campbell County | 90 | Conventional Steam Coal | ||||
| Wygen 2 | Campbell County | 95 | Conventional Steam Coal | ||||
| Wygen III | Campbell County | 116 | Conventional Steam Coal | ||||
| Wyodak | Campbell County | 402.3 | Conventional Steam Coal | Scheduled to close in 2038 |
Oil
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Technology | Year Completed |
Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake (WY) | Teton County | 2.7 | Petroleum Liquids | |||
| Old Faithful | Teton County | 2 | Petroleum Liquids | |||
| Sinclair Oil Refinery | Carbon County | 1.1 | Petroleum Liquids |
Natural gas
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Technology | Year Completed |
Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvada | Sheridan County | 22.5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 2002-08 | ||
| Barber Creek | Campbell County | 22.5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 2002-09 | ||
| Beaver Creek Gas Plant | Fremont County | 3.6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 1983 | ||
| Big Sand Draw Plant | Fremont County | 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | |||
| Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station | Laramie County | 140 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine |
2014-10 | ||
| Hartzog | Campbell County | 22.5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 2002-06 | ||
| Neil Simpson II | Campbell County | 34 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | |||
| Sinclair Oil Refinery | Carbon County | 3.9 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | |||
| Western Sugar Coop - Torrington | Goshen County | 2 | Natural 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
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Year Completed | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcova | Natrona County | 41.4 | |||
| Boysen | Fremont County | 15 | |||
| Buffalo Bill | Park County | 18 | |||
| Fremont Canyon | Natrona County | 66.8 | |||
| Fontenelle | Lincoln County | 10 | |||
| Glendo | Platte County | 38 | |||
| Guernsey | Platte County | 6.4 | |||
| Heart Mountain | Park County | 5 | |||
| Kortes | Carbon County | 36 | |||
| Pilot Butte | Fremont County | 1.6 | |||
| Seminoe | Carbon County | 51.6 | |||
| Shoshone (WY) | Park County | 3 | |||
| Strawberry Creek | Lincoln County | 1.5 | |||
| Swift Creek | Lincoln County | 1.7 |
Solar
| Plant | Location | Area | Capacity (MW) | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater Solar | Sweetwater County | 92 |
Wind
| Plant | Location | Area | Capacity (MW) | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Hill Windpower | Converse County | 99 | ||
| Casper Wind Farm | Natrona Count | 17 | ||
| Dunlap | Carbon County | 111 | ||
| Foote Creek I | Carbon County | 41.4 | ||
| Foote Creek II | Carbon County | 1.8 | ||
| Foote Creek III | Carbon County | 24.8 | ||
| Foote Creek IV | Carbon County | 16.8 | ||
| Glenrock | Converse County | 158.3 | ||
| Happy Jack Windpower Project | Laramie County | 29.4 | ||
| High Plains | Albany County | 99 | ||
| McFadden Ridge | Albany County | 28.5 | ||
| Medicine Bow | Carbon County | 6.1 | ||
| Pioneer Wind Park, LLC | Converse County | 80 | ||
| Rolling Hills | Converse County | 138 | ||
| Seven Mile Hill | Carbon County | 146.2 | ||
| Silver Sage Windpower | Laramie County | 42 | ||
| Top of the World Windpower Project | Converse County | 200 | ||
| Mountain Wind Power LLC | Uinta County | 61 | ||
| Mountain Wind Power II | Uinta County | 80 | ||
| Rock River I LLC | Carbon County | 50 | ||
| TransAlta Wyoming Wind | Uinta County | 144 |
Nuclear
There are no utility-scale Nuclear facilities in the state of Wyoming
Other
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Year Completed | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Creek Gas Plant | Fremont County | 0.9 | " All Other" | 1983 | ||
| Elk Basin Gasoline Plant | Park County | 2 | Other Gases | |||
| Shute Creek Facility | Lincoln County | 144 | Other Gases | |||
| Simplot Phosphates | Sweetwater County | 11.5 | " All Other" | |||
| Sinclair Oil Refinery | Carbon County | 1.7 | Other Gases |
See also
References
- ^ "Wyoming Profile State Profile and Energy Estimates". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ^ "PacifiCorp details early Bridger, Naughton coal closures". WyoFile. 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ "Black Hills Corp. closes coal unit at Wyodak Neil Simpson complex in Gillette". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- "PacifiCorp: early closure of Wyo coal plants saves $599 million". WyoFile. 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ "Wyoming Distributed Generation". Basin Electric Power Cooperative. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- "Barber Creek". Energy Justice Network. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ "Beaver Creek Gas Plant". Energy Justice Network. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- "Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station". Black Hills Corporation. Retrieved 2020-03-03.