Sinclair Oil Refinery

⚡ Other FossilIndustrial CHP2 MW capacity

68th largest plant in Wyoming · 9578th nationally

Sinclair Oil Refinery is a other fossil power plant in Wyoming with a nameplate capacity of 2.8 MW. It generates roughly 6 MWh per year — enough to power about 0 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 665 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%0%
Peaking — intermittent or backup
Capacity3 MWnameplate
Annual Generation6 MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor0%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂2metric tons

Location

Plant NameSinclair Oil Refinery
OperatorHf Sinclair Parco Refining Llc
CitySinclair
CountyCarbon County
StateWyoming
ZIP82334
Coordinates41.77952, -107.10972

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

Wind

Generators (9)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
NO7Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas2.2 MWOperating2024
2002Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas1.3 MWRetired2012
2004Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas1.3 MWRetired2012
2006Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas1.3 MWRetired2012
2008Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas1.3 MWRetired2012
NO3Other GasesOther Gas1.3 MWOut of Service1954
NO5Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.1 MWStandby1955
NO1Natural Gas Steam TurbineNatural Gas0.4 MWRetired1925
NO2Other GasesOther Gas0.4 MWOperating1925

Emissions (annual)

CO₂2 metric tons
CO₂ Rate665 lb/MWh
This plant664 lb/MWhU.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 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.

Grid context

NERC RegionWECC
Balancing AuthorityPacificorp - East

About Other Fossil plants

Sinclair Oil Refinery is a federally registered power generation facility in Wyoming.

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