63rd largest plant in Wyoming · 6643rd nationally
Medicine Bow is a wind power plant in Wyoming with a nameplate capacity of 6.2 MW. It generates roughly 10.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,034 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 20% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Medicine Bow |
|---|---|
| Operator | Sriv Partnership Llc |
| City | Medicine Bow |
| County | Carbon County |
| State | Wyoming |
| ZIP | 82329 |
| Coordinates | 41.83528, -106.24278 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 4.9 MW | Retired | 2000 |
| CLIP | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 2.5 MW | Retired | 2005 |
| 11 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 1.3 MW | Retired | 2000 |
| 12 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.7 MW | Cancelled | — |
| 13 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.7 MW | Cancelled | — |
| 3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.1 MW | Retired | 1998 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clipper Windpower Inc | Carpinteria, CA | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Western Area Power Administration Ugp West |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.