51st largest plant in Wyoming · 4487th nationally
Hartzog is a natural gas power plant in Wyoming with a nameplate capacity of 22.5 MW. It generates roughly 318 MWh per year — enough to power about 30 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1962 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Hartzog |
|---|---|
| Operator | Basin Electric Power Coop |
| City | Wright |
| County | Campbell County |
| State | Wyoming |
| ZIP | 82732 |
| Coordinates | 43.82940, -105.53220 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.5 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.5 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.5 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CO₂ | 312 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1962 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 | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.