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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Wyoming is one of nine states involved in a lawsuit opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Power Plan. Industrial Info is looking at these states in more detail.
For more information, see July 10, 2014, article - Nine States Join Lawsuit Opposing EPA Carbon Rules.
Wyoming has 16 active facilities that use coal as their primary fuel and two that are still in the planning phase. Industrial Info tracks data for all of them. The two facilities that are still in planning are the Medicine Bow IGCC Power and Douglas Coal-to-Syn Gas plants.
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Nine of the 16 active facilities in Wyoming are power plants. The others are University of Wyoming's chilled-water and steam plant, a beet sugar manufacturing facility, four soda ash mines, and a cement plant and quarry. Below are the operational coal-fired power plants that Industrial Info tracks in Wyoming. Click the link for each plant to view the plant profile, including unit, boiler and project information:
According the EIA, Wyoming ranks first in total energy consumption per capita among U.S. states, with 949 million British thermal units (Btu). The state also produced 39% of all the coal mined in the U.S. in 2012, and had the third-lowest average electricity price in 2013. In 2012, Wyoming coal was used by 34 states, with nine states (including Wyoming) getting more than 90% of their domestically extracted coal from Wyoming. In addition, electricity from coal-fired generation accounted for 89% of the total in Wyoming.
The EPA Clean Power Plan calls for Wyoming to reduce its carbon emissions by 19%, which is significantly lower than the 30% national average reduction called for by the plan. Wyoming's power generation portfolio is heavily reliant on coal. The state's coal production is a large segment of its economy.
Another significant factor to consider when assessing Wyoming's motivation to join the lawsuit against the EPA is the age of several of Wyoming's coal-fired power plants; three are less than 10 years old and account for more than 800 MW of power generation. The amortized costs of these plants have not yet been recovered, so replacing them will be more costly than replacing older facilities that are close to retirement.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, three offices in North America and 10 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities.
For more information, see July 10, 2014, article - Nine States Join Lawsuit Opposing EPA Carbon Rules.
Wyoming has 16 active facilities that use coal as their primary fuel and two that are still in the planning phase. Industrial Info tracks data for all of them. The two facilities that are still in planning are the Medicine Bow IGCC Power and Douglas Coal-to-Syn Gas plants.
View Plant Profile - 1064289 3122776
Nine of the 16 active facilities in Wyoming are power plants. The others are University of Wyoming's chilled-water and steam plant, a beet sugar manufacturing facility, four soda ash mines, and a cement plant and quarry. Below are the operational coal-fired power plants that Industrial Info tracks in Wyoming. Click the link for each plant to view the plant profile, including unit, boiler and project information:
- Laramie River Power Station; owned by Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Bismarck, North Dakota); 1,710-MW capacity; first operational in 1980.
- Dry Fork Power; owned by Basin Electric Power Cooperative; 423.6-megawatt (MW) capacity; first operational in 2011.
- Wygen III Power; owned by Black Hills Corporation (NYSE:BKH) (Rapid City, South Dakota); 100-MW capacity; first operational in 2010.
- Neil Simpson Wygen I Power Complex; owned by Black Hills Power (Rapid City, South Dakota); 282.8-MW capacity; first operational in 1969.
- Wygen II Power Station; owned by Black Hills Power Corporation; 100-MW capacity; first operational in 2008.
- Dave Johnston Power Station; owned by PacifiCorp (Portland, Oregon), a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) (Omaha, Nebraska); 816.7-MW capacity; first operational in 1959.
- Jim Bridger Power Station; owned by PacifiCorp; 2,242.4-MW capacity; first operational in 1974.
- Naughton Power Station; owned by PacifiCorp; 707.2-MW capacity; first operation in 1963.
- Wyodak Power Station; owned by PacifiCorp; 362.1-MW capacity; first operational in 1978.
According the EIA, Wyoming ranks first in total energy consumption per capita among U.S. states, with 949 million British thermal units (Btu). The state also produced 39% of all the coal mined in the U.S. in 2012, and had the third-lowest average electricity price in 2013. In 2012, Wyoming coal was used by 34 states, with nine states (including Wyoming) getting more than 90% of their domestically extracted coal from Wyoming. In addition, electricity from coal-fired generation accounted for 89% of the total in Wyoming.
The EPA Clean Power Plan calls for Wyoming to reduce its carbon emissions by 19%, which is significantly lower than the 30% national average reduction called for by the plan. Wyoming's power generation portfolio is heavily reliant on coal. The state's coal production is a large segment of its economy.
Another significant factor to consider when assessing Wyoming's motivation to join the lawsuit against the EPA is the age of several of Wyoming's coal-fired power plants; three are less than 10 years old and account for more than 800 MW of power generation. The amortized costs of these plants have not yet been recovered, so replacing them will be more costly than replacing older facilities that are close to retirement.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, three offices in North America and 10 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities.
