Rock Creek Wind — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 67769
- Capacity
- 590 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Testing
- Location
- Carbon, WY
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- PacifiCorp
- Parent Company
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Balancing Authority
- PacifiCorp - East
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Rock Creek Wind
TestingWindGEM: operating
Ranked #2 of 34 Wind plants in WY#17 of 1442 nationally
590 MW Wind testing in Carbon, WY — PacifiCorp - East
EIAGEM
590 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
41.5826, -106.0773
County
Carbon, WY
Nearby Plants
- Rock Creek Wind IWind190 MW · 5.0 km
- Rock Creek Wind IIWind400 MW · 5.0 km
- Hopkins Ridge WindWind156.6 MW · 10.8 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | PacifiCorp | Rock Creek Wind I | — |
| Owner(s) | PacifiCorp | Berkshire Hathaway | — |
| Status | Testing | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Rock Creek Wind is a 590 MW wind power plant located in Carbon County, Wyoming. The facility ranks as the second-largest wind farm in the state out of 24, and 17th-largest nationally among 734 wind plants. It consists of two wind turbine generators and is operated by PacifiCorp, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. The plant's primary fuel source is wind (WND), and it utilizes onshore wind turbine technology.
Rock Creek Wind operates within the PacifiCorp - East balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Financial data for the plant is available from FERC EQRs, indicating a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $10.78 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
PacifiCorp - East
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
78.0K MWh
Latest Month
—
Annual Generation
—
Capacity Factor
Financial DataBeta
Source: FERC Electric Quarterly ReportsHIGH
$10.8/MWh
PPA Price
PacifiCorp
Contract Seller
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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