Power Plants in Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Sweetwater County, Wyoming has 5 power plants totaling 2,501 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants5operating sites
Capacity2,500 MWnameplate
Generation9.1M MWhannual
CO₂10.1Mmetric tons/year
Coal 96%Solar 4%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Jim BridgerPoint Of RocksCoal2,326 MWPacificorp
Sweetwater SolarGreen RiverSolar92.0 MWOnward Energy
Genesis AlkaliGreen RiverCoal41.0 MWGenesis Alkali, Llc
General ChemicalGreen RiverCoal30.0 MWTata Chemicals Partners
Simplot PhosphatesRock SpringsOther Fossil11.5 MWSimplot Phosphates Llc

About power generation in Sweetwater County

Sweetwater County, Wyoming has 5 power plants totaling 2,501 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the dominant fuel source at 96% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (4%) and Other Fossil (0%). The largest facility is Jim Bridger at 2,326 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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