Most Polluting Power Plants in Wyoming

Power plants in Wyoming emit a combined 39.3M metric tons of CO₂ per year. The table below ranks the top emitters — predominantly coal and natural gas plants. Emission rates vary widely even within the same fuel type: efficient combined-cycle gas plants produce roughly 900 lb CO₂/MWh, while older coal plants can exceed 2,200 lb/MWh.

Emissions data comes from the EPA eGRID program. Zero-emission sources (nuclear, solar, wind, hydro) are excluded from this ranking. For methodology details, see the methodology page.

#PlantStateFuelCO₂ (tons/yr)
1Laramie River StationWyomingCoal12.0M
2Jim BridgerWyomingCoal9.8M
3Dave JohnstonWyomingCoal4.6M
4Dry Fork StationWyomingCoal3.1M
5NaughtonWyomingCoal2.9M
6WyodakWyomingCoal2.4M
7Wygen IiiWyomingCoal956.6k
8Neil Simpson IiWyomingCoal914.1k
9Wygen 2WyomingCoal886.9k
10Wygen 1WyomingCoal874.1k
11Shute Creek FacilityWyomingNatural Gas307.4k
12Cheyenne Prairie Generating StationWyomingNatural Gas196.3k
13Genesis AlkaliWyomingCoal145.9k
14General ChemicalWyomingCoal116.8k
15Simplot PhosphatesWyomingOther Fossil29.1k
16Big Sand Draw PlantWyomingNatural Gas17.3k
17Neil Simpson Gas Turbine #2WyomingNatural Gas12.9k
18Beaver Creek Gas PlantWyomingNatural Gas8.0k
19Elk Basin Gasoline PlantWyomingOther Fossil2.4k
20Barber CreekWyomingNatural Gas392
21HartzogWyomingNatural Gas312
22Lake (Wy)WyomingOil229
23Old FaithfulWyomingOil227
24ArvadaWyomingNatural Gas222
25Sinclair Oil RefineryWyomingOther Fossil2

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PowerPlantsNearMe.com. (2026). Most Polluting Power Plants in Wyoming. Derived from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID. Retrieved from https://powerplantsnearme.com/most-polluting-power-plants/wyoming

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