Nameplate capacity
1.7 MW
Rank in Wyoming
#68
of 71 plants
In service since
2009
April 2009
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Lower Valley Energy Inc
- County
- Lincoln County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among hydro plants in Wyoming
- #14 of 16
- EIA plant code
- 6394
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.6 MW | 0.6 MW | 2010 | Operating |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.3 MW | 0.3 MW | 2010 | 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
| Lake (WY) | Other | 2.7 MW |
| Old Faithful | Other | 2.0 MW |
| 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 1.7 MW solar plant and a 1.7 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