Barber Creek — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 8030
- Capacity
- 22.5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Campbell, WY
- Operating Since
- 2002
- Generators
- 3
- Operator
- Basin Electric Power Coop
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 273.02 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 0.1%
- Balancing Authority
- Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Barber Creek
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #6 of 10 Natural Gas plants in WY#1308 of 2009 nationally
22.5 MW Natural Gas operating in Campbell, WY — Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
EIAWD
22.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
2002
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
44.1685, -105.8915
County
Campbell, WY
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Basin Electric Power Coop | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Basin Electric Power Coop | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Barber Creek is a natural gas-fired power plant located in Campbell County, Wyoming. The plant has a total capacity of 22.5 MW, distributed across three natural gas-fired combustion turbine generators. It began operating in 2002 and is owned and operated by Basin Electric Power Cooperative. Barber Creek ranks 6th out of 10 power plants in Wyoming based on capacity, and 1288th out of 1963 nationally.
The plant operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region and is under the balancing authority of the Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region. In the latest year with available data, Barber Creek generated 273 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.1%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
Grid Voltage
69 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Cooperative
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
22 MWh
Latest Month
273 MWh
Annual Generation
0.1%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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