Big Sand Draw Plant
Natural gas power plant · Fremont County, Wyoming
Nameplate capacity
8.0 MW
Rank in Wyoming
#58
of 71 plants
In service since
2015
March 2015
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- Denbury Inc
- County
- Fremont County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.06%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Wyoming
- #9 of 12
- EIA plant code
- 60130
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.6 MW | 1.4 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.6 MW | 1.4 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.6 MW | 1.4 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.6 MW | 1.4 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.6 MW | 1.4 MW | 2015 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Wyoming
| Simplot Phosphates | Other | 12 MW |
| Fontenelle | Hydro | 10 MW |
| Beaver Creek Gas Plant | Natural gas | 6.8 MW |
| Guernsey | Hydro | 6.4 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 8.0 MW solar plant and a 8.0 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Wyoming power plants · What Wyoming actually generates