5 MW Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine (2 MW) + Other Gases (2 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (1 MW) operating in Carbon, WY — PacifiCorp - East
5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Hybrid (3)
Technology
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine + Other Gases + Petroleum Liquids
1925
Operating Since
Coordinates
41.7795, -107.1097
County
Carbon, WY
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | HF Sinclair Parco Refining LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | HF Sinclair Parco Refining LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Sinclair Oil Refinery, located in Carbon County, Wyoming, is a 5 MW hybrid power plant owned and operated by HF Sinclair Parco Refining LLC. Commissioned in 1925, the facility utilizes four generators and a mix of fuel sources, including natural gas, other gases, and petroleum liquids. The plant's technologies include natural gas internal combustion engines in addition to its other fuel sources.
The refinery's power generation is dispatched within the PacifiCorp - East balancing authority, which falls under the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In terms of size, the Sinclair Oil Refinery ranks as the 1st of 2 hybrid plants in Wyoming and 18th of 21 nationally. The plant's latest annual generation was 4,297 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 9.8%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
PacifiCorp - East
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
791 MWh
Latest Month
4.3K MWh
Annual Generation
9.8%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.