70th largest plant in Wyoming · 10231st nationally
Elk Basin Gasoline Plant is a other fossil power plant in Wyoming with a nameplate capacity of 2.0 MW. It generates roughly 7.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 691 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 41% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 656 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (2.0 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Elk Basin Gasoline Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Contango Oil And Gas |
| City | Powell |
| County | Park County |
| State | Wyoming |
| ZIP | 82435 |
| Coordinates | 44.98060, -108.84280 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Other Gases | Other Gas | 1.0 MW | Out of Service | 1948 |
| GEN2 | Other Gases | Other Gas | 1.0 MW | Operating | 1948 |
| EMGEN | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.7 MW | Regulatory | — |
| GEN3 | Other Gases | Other Gas | 0.5 MW | Retired | 1958 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Contango Oil And Gas | Powell, WY | 6400.0% |
| Exxonmobil Oil Corp | Beaumont, TX | 3600.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 2.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 5 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 656 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pacificorp - East |
Elk Basin Gasoline Plant is a federally registered power generation facility in Wyoming.