Foote Creek Rim — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 67916
- Capacity
- 134.8 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Carbon, WY
- Operating Since
- 2024
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- PacifiCorp
- Parent Company
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Annual Generation
- 636,186 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 54.0%
- Balancing Authority
- PacifiCorp - East
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Foote Creek Rim
OperatingWind
Ranked #17 of 34 Wind plants in WY#573 of 1442 nationally
134.8 MW Wind operating in Carbon, WY — PacifiCorp - East
EIAGEM
134.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2024
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
41.6283, -106.2013
County
Carbon, WY
Nearby Plants
- Rock Creek Wind IWind190 MW · 6.5 km
- Rock Creek Wind IIWind400 MW · 6.5 km
- Rock Creek WindWind590 MW · 11.5 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | PacifiCorp | PacifiCorp | — |
| Owner(s) | PacifiCorp | Berkshire Hathaway | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Foote Creek Rim is a 134.8 MW wind power plant located in Carbon County, Wyoming. The facility began operating in 2024 and is owned by Berkshire Hathaway, with PacifiCorp serving as the operator. The plant utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. Specifically, it employs Vestas V136-4.2 turbines, characterized by a rotor diameter of 136 meters and a hub height of 84 meters. The plant is interconnected within the PacifiCorp - East balancing authority, operating within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, Foote Creek Rim generated 636,186 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 54.0%. The plant holds a rank of 17 out of 24 wind facilities in Wyoming, and a national rank of 567 out of 734. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $10.78 per MWh, as reported in FERC Electric Quarterly Reports (EQR).
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
PacifiCorp - East
Grid Voltage
135 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
72.3K MWh
Latest Month
636.2K MWh
Annual Generation
54.0%
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.
News & Articles (9)Beta
Industry·capacity addition
1.5 Million-Pound Trailers Haul Transformers To Huge New Wyoming Wind Substation
PacifiCorp is using giant, specialized 1.5 million-pound trailers to haul transformers to a new substation near Medicine Bow.
PacifiCorp (operator)
Cowboy State Daily·1 years ago
Industry·technology
Biden’s plans to electrify trucking face harsh reality in the desert
A charging station for electric trucks can require as much power as the Empire State Building. That's hard to build in remote areas of the Southwest.
E&E News by POLITICO·1 years ago
Industry·capacity addition
Rocky Mountain Power installing new wind turbines at Foote Creek Rim and Rock River
Tiffany Asher, tasher@wyoming.com. WYOMING — Back in 2017, Rocky Mountain Power and PacifiCorp announced its $3.1 billion Energy Vision 2020...
Rocky Mountain Power (operator)PacifiCorp (operator)
Wyo4News·2 years ago
Regulatory·federal policy
Report: Conservation leasing could speed clean energy development on public land
One element of the BLM's proposed Public Lands Rule would allow for so-called conservation leasing, which would enable public and private...
BLM (regulator)
Wyoming Public Media·2 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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