Platte County, WY power plants

9 EIA-registered plants with 3.8 GW of nameplate capacity inside SPP; the largest is Laramie River Station at 1,863 MW.

Capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · plants

coal: 3.7 GW3
hydroelectric: 97.8 MW4
wind: 13.7 MW2

Platte County, WY capacity ranking

9 matching plants · ranked by nameplate capacity

Rank	Plant	Capacity	Type	Operator	Location
1	Laramie River StationBasin Electric Power Coop	1,863 MW	Conventional Steam Coal	Basin Electric Power Coop	Platte County
2	IatanEvergy MetroDetailed profile	1,753.9 MW	Conventional Steam Coal	Evergy Metro	Platte County
3	Archer Daniels Midland ColumbusArcher Daniels Midland Co	71.4 MW	Conventional Steam Coal	Archer Daniels Midland Co	Platte County
4	ColumbusLoup River Public Power Dist	45.6 MW	Conventional Hydroelectric	Loup River Public Power Dist	Platte County
5	GlendoU S Bureau of Reclamation	38 MW	Conventional Hydroelectric	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Platte County
6	Monroe (NE)Loup River Public Power Dist	7.8 MW	Conventional Hydroelectric	Loup River Public Power Dist	Platte County
7	Creston Ridge II, LLCCreston Ridge II, LLC	6.9 MW	Onshore Wind Turbine	Creston Ridge II, LLC	Platte County
8	Creston Ridge Wind FarmCreston Ridge, LLC	6.8 MW	Onshore Wind Turbine	Creston Ridge, LLC	Platte County
9	GuernseyU S Bureau of Reclamation	6.4 MW	Conventional Hydroelectric	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Platte County

Other SPP counties

plants

County assignment and capacity come from the EIA generator inventory. Capacity is nameplate capacity, not seasonal capability or available operating capacity. A plant can include multiple generators and technologies.