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Wyoming
power plants.

Wyoming has 63 power plants in our public-data catalog, totalling 9.7 GW of tracked capacity. Its generating fleet leans on coal — 75.1% of tracked capacity, with wind second at 16.4%. The largest plant we track is Jim Bridger (2,442 MW, online since 1976).

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63 Tracked plants

9.7 GW Tracked capacity

Coal Leading fuel

7 Fuel types

Wyoming electricity mix

Tracked installed capacity by fuel. Each links to its global page.

Coal 75.1% 7.3 GW Wind 16.4% 1.6 GW Natural Gas 4.3% 0.4 GW Hydro 3.1% 0.3 GW Solar 0.9% 0.1 GW Other 0.1% 0 GW Oil 0% 0 GW

Largest plants in Wyoming

01 Jim Bridger Coal · 1976 2,442 MW 02 Laramie River Station Coal · 1981 1,710 MW 03 Dave Johnston Coal · 1966 922 MW 04 Naughton Coal · 1968 832 MW 05 Dry Fork Station Coal · 2011 484 MW 06 Wyodak Coal · 1978 402 MW 07 Top Of The World Windpower Project Wind · 2010 200 MW 08 Glenrock Wind · 2009 166 MW 09 Seven Mile Hill Wind · 2009 146 MW 10 Shute Creek Facility Natural Gas · 2005 144 MW 11 TransAlta Wyoming Wind Wind · 2004 144 MW 12 Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station Natural Gas · 2014 140 MW

Every tracked plant in Wyoming, on one live map OPEN IN NRGMAP →

Frequently asked questions

Where does Wyoming get its electricity?

Across the 63 plants we track in Wyoming, capacity is led by coal at 75.1%, then wind at 16.4%. These are tracked installed-capacity shares from public data, not live generation.

What is the largest power plant in Wyoming?

The largest plant in our Wyoming catalog is Jim Bridger, a coal facility with 2,442 MW (commissioned 1976).

How many power plants are in Wyoming?

Our catalog tracks 63 power plants in Wyoming totalling 9.7 GW, built from EIA, WRI and OpenStreetMap. The true total including the smallest installations is higher.

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Wyoming electricity mix

Largest plants in Wyoming

Frequently asked questions

Wyoming
power plants.