Power Plants Near 82201 — Wheatland, WY

6 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 82201 (Wheatland, Wyoming). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.0495, -104.9679 · County: Platte

Coal 83%Wind 15%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.0 mi	Laramie River Station Wheatland, WY	Coal	1,863 MW	Basin Electric Power Coop
19.7 mi	Guernsey Guernsey, WY	Hydroelectric	6 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
27.5 mi	Goshen Solar Yoder, WY	Solar	—	Goshen Solar, Llc
28.9 mi	Glendo Glendo, WY	Hydroelectric	38 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
40.1 mi	Western Sugar Coop - Torrington Torrington, WY	Natural Gas	—	Western Sugar Cooperative
47.2 mi	Boswell Wind Rock River, WY	Wind	330 MW	Boswell Wind, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 6 power plants within 50 miles of Wheatland, Wyoming (ZIP 82201), with a combined 2,237 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 2 of the 6 nearby plants. The closest plant is Laramie River Station at 6.0 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Wyoming, visit the Wyoming state page.

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