Query
Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station
Generated
2026-10-13T01:16:38.722Z

Briefing on Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 13, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
180 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2014
Operating since
5
Generators
40.9%
Capacity factor
502 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station is a 180 MW Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle asset in Wyoming, currently Operating.

Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station is reported in Wyoming since 2014 under Black Hills. Available operating and financial measures include 40.9% capacity factor and 502 GWh annual generation; $1162/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Laramie, Wyoming
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle, Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Owner / parent
Black Hills
Operator
Black Hills Service Company LLC
Grid
Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
Plant ID
57703

What stands out

1

Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station is a 180 MW Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle asset in Wyoming with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 40.9% capacity factor and 502 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $31.0/MWh OpEx, $1162/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “Wyoming’s coal mandate continues to cost electric customers” (Oil City News, 2024-01-25).

Market and operating context

Balancing authority
Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
NERC region
WECC
State rank
#2 of 10
National rank
#798 of 2,025

Why it matters

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