Elk Basin Gasoline Plant
Natural gas power plant · Park County, Wyoming
Nameplate capacity
1.0 MW
Rank in Wyoming
#71
of 71 plants
In service since
1948
January 1948
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Other Gases
- Operator
- Contango Oil and Gas
- County
- Park County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Wyoming
- #12 of 12
- EIA plant code
- 52127
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN2 | Other Gases | 1.0 MW | 0.8 MW | 1948 | 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
| Pilot Butte | Hydro | 1.6 MW |
| Strawberry Creek | Hydro | 1.5 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 1.0 MW solar plant and a 1.0 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