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List of power stations in Wyoming
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Sources of Wyoming electricity generation: full-year 2022 [1]
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Wyoming, sorted by type and name. In 2021, Wyoming had a total summer capacity of 10,096 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 46,017 GWh in 2022.[2] The corresponding electrical energy generation mix was 71.1% coal, 22.1% wind, 4.3% natural gas, 1.9% hydroelectric and 0.5% solar. Small-scale solar which includes customer-owned photovoltaic panels delivered 23 GWh to Wyoming's electrical grid.[1]
Wyoming had the smallest population in the U.S. in 2019, and three-fifths of its electricity generation was sent to nearby western states. It contains more than one-third of the nation's recoverable coal reserves, accounted for two-fifths of all related U.S. mining activity, and exported much of its low-sulfur coal to power plants in 29 other states. Wyoming also mined and exported nearly all the uranium used to fuel the nation's fleet of nuclear power stations. These activities have declined somewhat in recent years while extraction of Wyoming's oil and gas reserves continued to expand.[3]
Nuclear power stations
[edit]Wyoming had no utility-scale nuclear facilities in 2019. In June 2021, Terrapower and Pacificorp announced their intention to advance a novel reactor demonstration project at the site of a retiring coal plant in Wyoming.[4] On 16 November 2021, Pacificorp announced the selection of the Naughton Power Plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming for the Natrium Demonstration Project.[5]
Fossil-fuel power stations
[edit]Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[6]
Coal
[edit]| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Number of Steam Turbine Units |
Year Completed |
Retirement Schedule | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Johnston | Converse County | 42°50′16″N 105°46′37″W / 42.8378°N 105.7769°W | 922.2 | 4 | 1957 (Unit 1) 1961 (Unit 2) 1964 (Unit 3) 1972 (Unit 4) |
2027 | [7] |
| General Chemical | Sweetwater County | 41°35′36″N 109°45′15″W / 41.5933°N 109.7542°W | 30 | 2 | 1968 (Unit 1) 1977 (Unit 2) |
[8] | |
| Genesis Alkali | Sweetwater County | 41°37′18″N 109°48′43″W / 41.6217°N 109.8119°W | 41 | 6 | 1953-1975 | [9] | |
| Jim Bridger Power Station | Sweetwater County | 41°44′16″N 108°47′09″W / 41.7378°N 108.7857°W | 2,441.9 | 4 | 1974 (Unit 1) 1975 (Unit 2) 1976 (Unit 3) 1979 (Unit 4) |
2038 (Unit 1) 2038 (Unit 2) 2023 (Unit 3) 2028 (Unit 4) |
[7] |
| Laramie River Station | Platte County | 42°06′32″N 104°52′57″W / 42.1089°N 104.8825°W | 1,710 | 3 | 1981 (Unit 1) 1981 (Unit 2) 1982 (Unit 3) |
[10] | |
| Neil Simpson I | Campbell County | 44°17′14″N 105°23′16″W / 44.2872°N 105.3878°W | 22 | 1 | 1959 | 2014 (closed) | [11][12] |
| Neil Simpson II | Campbell County | 44°17′09″N 105°23′00″W / 44.2857°N 105.3833°W | 80 | 1 | 1995 | [12] | |
| Naughton Power Plant | Lincoln County | 41°45′29″N 110°35′54″W / 41.7581°N 110.5983°W | 832 | 3 | 1963 (Unit 1) 1968 (Unit 2) 1971 (Unit 3) |
2025 (Unit 1) 2025 (Unit 2) 2019 (unit 3) |
[7] |
| Wygen I | Campbell County | 44°17′09″N 105°23′00″W / 44.2858°N 105.3833°W | 90 | 1 | 2003 | [13] | |
| Wygen II | Campbell County | 44°17′31″N 105°22′52″W / 44.2919°N 105.3811°W | 95 | 1 | 2008 | [14] | |
| Wygen III | Campbell County | 44°17′31″N 105°22′50″W / 44.2919°N 105.3806°W | 116 | 1 | 2010 | [15] | |
| Wyodak | Campbell County | 44°17′24″N 105°22′53″W / 44.2901°N 105.3815°W | 402.3 | 1 | 1978 | 2038 | [16][17][18] |
Natural gas
[edit]Other petroleum gases
[edit]| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Fuel Type | Generation Type |
Year Completed |
Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Creek Gas Plant | Fremont County | 42°50′51″N 108°18′49″W / 42.8475°N 108.3136°W | 0.9 | " All Other" | Steam Turbine | 2018 | [21] |
| Elk Basin Gasoline Plant | Park County | 44°58′50″N 108°50′34″W / 44.9806°N 108.8428°W | 2.0 | Other Gases | Steam Turbine (x2) | 1948 | [27] |
| Shute Creek Facility | Lincoln County | 41°52′50″N 110°05′25″W / 41.8805°N 110.0904°W | 144 | Other Gases | Simple Cycle (x3) | 2005 | [28] |
| Sinclair Oil Refinery | Carbon County | 41°46′46″N 107°06′35″W / 41.7795°N 107.1097°W | 1.7 | Other Gases | Steam Turbine (x2) | 1926/1954 | [24] |
Petroleum liquids
[edit]| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Generation Type |
Year Completed |
Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake | Teton County | 44°24′54″N 110°34′26″W / 44.4150°N 110.5739°W | 2.7 | Reciprocating Engine | 1967 | |
| Old Faithful | Teton County | 44°27′12″N 110°50′05″W / 44.4533°N 110.8347°W | 2.0 | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | 1979 | |
| Sinclair Oil Refinery | Carbon County | 41°46′46″N 107°06′35″W / 41.7795°N 107.1097°W | 1.1 | Reciprocating Engine | 1955 | [24] |
Renewable power stations
[edit]Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[6]
Biomass and industrial waste
[edit]| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Fuel Type | Generation Type |
Year Completed |
Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simplot Phosphates | Sweetwater County | 41°32′30″N 109°07′58″W / 41.5417°N 109.1328°W | 11.5 | industrial waste heat[A] | Steam Turbine | 1986 | [29][30] |
A Waste heat from phosphate fertilizer manufacturing.
Geothermal
[edit]Wyoming has no utility-scale geothermal facilities. It has a number of small-scale geothermal installations used mostly to heat buildings.[3]
Hydroelectric
[edit]Solar
[edit]| Plant | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MWAC) |
Year Completed |
Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater Solar | Sweetwater County | 41°37′45″N 109°41′01″W / 41.6291°N 109.6835°W | 92 | 2018 | [48] |
| South Cheyenne Solar | Laramie County | 150 | 2024 | [49] |
Wind
[edit]The Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project with a planned capacity of up to 3,000 MW generated by about 1,000 turbines is under construction in Carbon County and scheduled for completion in 2026.[55] It would be the largest wind farm in the U.S. upon completion, and would serve the western U.S. market thru planned new HVDC transmission capacity.[56]
Battery storage facilities
[edit]Wyoming had no utility-scale battery storage facilities in 2019.
References
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- ^ "Wyoming Electricity Profile". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ a b "Wyoming Electricity Profile Analysis". U.S. EIA. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ "Natrium™ Reactor Demonstration Project will bring clean energy and jobs to the state". Terrapower. 2021-06-02.
- ^ "Coal Plant Site Unveiled for 500-MW Natrium Advanced Nuclear Pilot". Powermag. 2021-11-17.
- ^ a b Energy Information Administration (15 September 2020). "Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B)". eia.gov. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "PacifiCorp details early Bridger, Naughton coal closures". WyoFile. 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ "General Chemical Green River Power Plant". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ "Genesis Alkali". Genesis Energy LLC. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ "Laramie River Station". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ a b "Black Hills Corp. closes coal unit at Wyodak Neil Simpson complex in Gillette". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ^ a b "Neil Simpson Power Plants". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ "Wygen Station". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ "Wygen II". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ "Wygen III". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ "PacifiCorp: early closure of Wyo coal plants saves $599 million". WyoFile. 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ "Wyodak Power Plant". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
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- ^ a b c "Wyoming Distributed Generation". Basin Electric Power Cooperative. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ "Barber Creek". Energy Justice Network. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ a b "Beaver Creek Gas Plant". Energy Justice Network. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ Laura Hancock (2015-09-23). "Oil recovery plant breaks ground in Riverton Wyoming". Billings Gazette.
- ^ "Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station". Black Hills Corporation. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ a b c "Sinclair Wyoming Refining Company". Sinclair. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Our Facilities". Great Western Sugar Coop. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ Joshua Wolfson (2018-11-28). "After 95 years, Torrington sugar beet plant to stop production". Casper Star Tribune.
- ^ "Elk Basine Gasoline Waste Plant WY". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ Dan Kubek (2009-03-30). "Large CO2 sources and capture systems: ExxonMobil LaBarge-Shute Creek, WY Natural Gas Plant" (PDF). Gas Processing Solutions LLC.
- ^ "Simplot Phosphates" (PDF). www.simplot.com. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ "Project Profile - Waste Heat to Electricity In Fertilizer Manufacturing" (PDF). Simplot Leasing Corp. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ^ "Alcova Powerplant". U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ "Boysen Powerplant". U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ "Buffalo Bill Powerplant". U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ "Fontenelle Powerplant". U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ "Freemont Canyon Powerplant". U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ "Glendo Powerplant". U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ "Guernsey Powerplant". U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ "Heart Mountain Powerplant". U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ "Kortes Powerplant". U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ "Pilot Butte Powerplant". U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ Scott D. Heiner and Rheba Massey (August 30, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Salt River Hydroelectric Plant Historic District". National Park Service. and accompanying nine photos from 1992-93
- ^ "Seminoe Powerplant". U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ "Shoshone Powerplant". U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ "Spirit Mountain Powerplant". U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ "Strawberry Creek Hydro Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
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- ^ "Upper Swift Creek". Canyon Hydro. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ "Sweetwater". Swinerton Renewable Energy. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ Power, Southern. "Southern Power's South Cheyenne Solar Facility in Wyoming is now operational". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
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