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Power Plants in Wyoming

All 71 operable plants · EIA inventory, May 2026.

Total capacity
12.7 GW
36th largest of 51 states
Plants
71
70 in service
Largest plant
2,326 MW
Jim Bridger

Capacity by fuel

Wyoming generating capacity by fuel
FuelCapacitySharePlants
Wind4,707 MW37.0%28
Coal4,027 MW31.6%10
Natural gas3,438 MW27.0%12
Hydro303 MW2.4%16
Solar242 MW1.9%2
Other16 MW0.1%3

Nameplate capacity — what the fleet could produce running flat out — not what it actually generated. A plant is filed under the fuel carrying most of its capacity. See what Wyoming actually generated →

Largest plants in Wyoming

#PlantFuelCapacityOnline
1Jim BridgerSweetwater CountyNatural gas2,326 MW1974
2Laramie River StationPlatte CountyCoal1,863 MW1981
3Dave JohnstonConverse CountyCoal817 MW1959
4NaughtonLincoln CountyNatural gas707 MW1963
5Rock Creek WindCarbon CountyWind590 MW2025
6TB FlatsCarbon CountyWind503 MW2021
7Dry Fork StationCampbell CountyCoal484 MW2011
8Cedar Springs Wind IVConverse CountyWind390 MW2025
9WyodakCampbell CountyCoal362 MW1978
10Boswell WindAlbany CountyWind330 MW2024

Wyoming's generating fleet in context

Wyoming holds 12.7 gigawatts of nameplate capacity across 70 plants in service as of May 2026, ranking 36th among the 51 state fleets. This is capacity — what the equipment could produce running flat out — not generation, which differs by fuel type and time of use.

Wind and coal each anchor roughly a third of the state's fleet, at 37% and 31.6% respectively, while natural gas makes up 27%. Hydro contributes 2.4%, with solar at 1.9% and other sources at 0.1%. The five largest plants are Jim Bridger, a 2,326-megawatt natural gas station; Laramie River Station with 1,863 megawatts of coal capacity; Dave Johnston, a 817-megawatt coal plant; Naughton, a 707-megawatt natural gas facility; and Rock Creek Wind, which added 590 megawatts in September 2025.

The state's fleet spans nearly a century, from Guernsey online in July 1927 to Rock Creek Wind in September 2025. The fleet includes 71 plants tracked by EIA down to sub-megawatt backup generators, but capacity rather than plant count measures meaningful fleet size.

Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.

Every plant in Wyoming, by fuel

Wind28 plants · 4,707 MW

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Wind power plants in Wyoming, largest first
PlantCountyCapacityUnitsOnline
Rock Creek WindCarbon590 MW22025
TB FlatsCarbon503 MW12021
Cedar Springs Wind IVConverse390 MW12025
Boswell WindAlbany330 MW12024
Ekola FlatsCarbon251 MW12020
Roundhouse Wind Energy ProjectLaramie226 MW32020
Cedar Springs IConverse200 MW12020
Cedar Springs IIConverse200 MW12020
Top of the World Windpower ProjectConverse200 MW12010
GlenrockConverse166 MW22008
Seven Mile HillCarbon146 MW22008
TransAlta Wyoming WindUinta144 MW12003
Foote Creek RimCarbon135 MW12024
Cedar Springs IIIConverse133 MW12020
DunlapCarbon130 MW12010
Anticline WindNatrona124 MW12024
High PlainsAlbany122 MW12009
Rolling HillsConverse116 MW12009
Roundhouse Renewable Energy IILaramie106 MW12023
Campbell Hill WindpowerConverse99 MW12009
Mountain Wind Power II LLCUinta80 MW12008
Pioneer Wind Park, LLCConverse80 MW12016
Mountain Wind Power LLCUinta61 MW12008
Corriedale Wind EnergyLaramie53 MW12020
Silver Sage WindpowerLaramie42 MW12009
McFadden RidgeAlbany35 MW12009
Happy Jack Windpower ProjectLaramie29 MW12008
Casper Wind FarmNatrona17 MW12009

Coal10 plants · 4,027 MW

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Coal power plants in Wyoming, largest first
PlantCountyCapacityUnitsOnline
Laramie River StationPlatte1,863 MW31981
Dave JohnstonConverse817 MW41959
Dry Fork StationCampbell484 MW12011
WyodakCampbell362 MW11978
Neil Simpson IICampbell130 MW21995
Wygen IIICampbell116 MW12010
Wygen 2Campbell95 MW12008
Wygen 1Campbell90 MW12003
WE Soda Alkalai LLCSweetwater41 MW61953
General ChemicalSweetwater30 MW21968

Natural gas12 plants · 3,438 MW

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Natural gas power plants in Wyoming, largest first
PlantCountyCapacityUnitsOnline
Jim BridgerSweetwater2,326 MW41974
NaughtonLincoln707 MW31963
Shute Creek FacilityLincoln144 MW32005
Cheyenne Prairie Generating StationLaramie140 MW42014
Neil Simpson Gas Turbine #2Campbell40 MW12001
Barber CreekCampbell23 MW32002
HartzogCampbell23 MW32002
ArvadaSheridan15 MW22002
Big Sand Draw PlantFremont8.0 MW52015
Beaver Creek Gas PlantFremont6.8 MW41983
Sinclair Oil RefineryCarbon5.0 MW41954
Elk Basin Gasoline PlantPark1.0 MW11948

Hydro16 plants · 303 MW

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Hydro power plants in Wyoming, largest first
PlantCountyCapacityUnitsOnline
Fremont CanyonNatrona67 MW21960
SeminoeCarbon52 MW31939
AlcovaNatrona41 MW21955
GlendoPlatte38 MW21958
KortesCarbon36 MW31950
Buffalo BillPark18 MW31992
BoysenFremont15 MW21952
FontenelleLincoln10 MW11968
GuernseyPlatte6.4 MW21927
Heart MountainPark5.0 MW11948
Spirit MountainPark4.5 MW11994
Shoshone (WY)Park3.0 MW12022
Garland Canal Power PlantPark2.9 MW11983
Swift CreekLincoln1.7 MW32009
Pilot ButteFremont1.6 MW21929
Strawberry CreekLincoln1.5 MW31940

Solar2 plants · 242 MW

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Solar power plants in Wyoming, largest first
PlantCountyCapacityUnitsOnline
South Cheyenne SolarLaramie150 MW12024
Sweetwater SolarSweetwater92 MW12018

Other3 plants · 16 MW

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Other power plants in Wyoming, largest first
PlantCountyCapacityUnitsOnline
Simplot PhosphatesSweetwater12 MW11986
Lake (WY)Teton2.7 MW11967
Old FaithfulTeton2.0 MW21979

Sorted by nameplate capacity within each fuel. “Online” is the year the plant’s earliest surviving unit entered service.

Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are there in Wyoming?
Wyoming has 71 operable power plants with a combined nameplate capacity of 12.7 GW, the 36th largest generating fleet of the 51 states and DC. 70 of them are currently in service.
What is the largest power plant in Wyoming?
Jim Bridger in Sweetwater County, a natural gas plant with 2,326 MW of capacity across 4 generating units, first online in November 1974.
What fuel do Wyoming's power plants use?
Wind accounts for the largest share of Wyoming's generating capacity — 4,707 MW, or 37.0% of the total, across 28 plants. Coal follows at 31.6%, Natural gas follows at 27.0%, Hydro follows at 2.4%. Note this is capacity, not generation — what the fleet could produce, not what it did.
What is the oldest power plant in Wyoming?
Guernsey is the oldest still operable, with its earliest unit entering service in July 1927. The most recent addition is Rock Creek Wind, online since September 2025.