GLENROCK

How GLENROCK compares

With 144 MW of capacity, GLENROCK ranks 8th among the 53 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Wyoming and 2nd of the 14 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 11% of Wyoming's operating Wind capacity and 1.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 154th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2008, it is newer than 67% of the 53 operating Wyoming plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, PACIFICORP, runs 10 operating plants in Wyoming totaling 4,823 MW. It shares Converse County with 4 other operating plants, including DAVE JOHNSTON and TOP OF THE WORLD WINDPOWER PROJECT.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 166 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 144 MW). Net generation was 401 GWh in 2024 (a 28% capacity factor), down 11% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2008 and 2009.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is YELLOWCAKE (230 kV), about 11.4 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PACIFICORP, under 0.1 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 1,236 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is DAVE JOHNSTON (817 MW, Coal).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology