Power Plants Near 82901 — Rock Springs, WY

7 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 82901 (Rock Springs, Wyoming). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.6060, -109.2300 · County: Sweetwater

Coal 86%Hydroelectric 5%Natural Gas 5%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.7 mi	Simplot Phosphates Rock Springs, WY	Other Fossil	12 MW	Simplot Phosphates Llc
23.5 mi	Sweetwater Solar Green River, WY	Solar	92 MW	Onward Energy
24.6 mi	Jim Bridger Point Of Rocks, WY	Coal	2,326 MW	Pacificorp
27.1 mi	General Chemical Green River, WY	Coal	30 MW	Tata Chemicals Partners
30.1 mi	Genesis Alkali Green River, WY	Coal	41 MW	Genesis Alkali, Llc
48.2 mi	Shute Creek Facility Kemmerer, WY	Natural Gas	144 MW	Exxon Mobil Production Co
48.8 mi	Flaming Gorge Dutch John, UT	Hydroelectric	152 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation

Power generation near this area

There are 7 power plants within 50 miles of Rock Springs, Wyoming (ZIP 82901), with a combined 2,796 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 7 nearby plants. The closest plant is Simplot Phosphates at 6.7 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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