Nameplate capacity
38 MW
Rank in Wyoming
#45
of 71 plants
In service since
1958
December 1958
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- U S Bureau of Reclamation
- County
- Platte County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.30%
- Rank among hydro plants in Wyoming
- #4 of 16
- EIA plant code
- 4177
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 19 MW | 19 MW | 1958 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 19 MW | 19 MW | 1959 | 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
| WE Soda Alkalai LLC | Coal | 41 MW |
| Neil Simpson Gas Turbine #2 | Natural gas | 40 MW |
| Kortes | Hydro | 36 MW |
| McFadden Ridge | Wind | 35 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 38 MW solar plant and a 38 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