Shute Creek Facility
Natural gas power plant · Lincoln County, Wyoming
Nameplate capacity
144 MW
Rank in Wyoming
#19
of 71 plants
In service since
2005
May 2005
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Exxon Mobil Production Co
- County
- Lincoln County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 1.13%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Wyoming
- #3 of 12
- EIA plant code
- 56312
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 021A | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 48 MW | 34 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| 021B | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 48 MW | 34 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| 021C | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 48 MW | 34 MW | 2005 | 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
| South Cheyenne Solar | Solar | 150 MW |
| Seven Mile Hill | Wind | 146 MW |
| TransAlta Wyoming Wind | Wind | 144 MW |
| Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station | Natural gas | 140 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 144 MW solar plant and a 144 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