17th largest plant in Wyoming · 1995th nationally
Seven Mile Hill is a wind power plant in Wyoming with a nameplate capacity of 146 MW. It generates roughly 463.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 44,110 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 36% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Seven Mile Hill |
|---|---|
| Operator | Pacificorp |
| City | Medicine Bow |
| County | Carbon County |
| State | Wyoming |
| ZIP | 82329 |
| Coordinates | 41.92030, -106.37580 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 122 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 24.1 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pacificorp - East |
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%.