Wygen I power station

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Wygen I power station is an operating power station of at least 88-megawatts (MW) in Gillette, Campbell, Wyoming, United States. It is also known as Wygen power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Wygen I power station Gillette, Campbell, Wyoming, United States 44.286754, -105.387451 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • ': 44.286754, -105.387451

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
operating coal: subbituminous 88 subcritical 2003

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Owner Parent
Black Hills Electric Generation Inc [100%] Black Hills Corp

Citizen Activism

MDU Rate Hike Hearing February 10, 2010.wmv

In January 2010, Montana-Dakota Utilities proposed a 25% overall rate hike due to the utility's investment in the plant, Wygen Unit 3, after an initial request of 30%. Citizens, particularly the Powder River Basin Resource Council, opposed the hike, as seen in this video.[1]

In March 2010, MDU announced it had reached a settlement for an increase of 16 percent. The Wyoming Public Service Commission has until June 14 to rule on the settlement. In the price settlement, the parties agreed to stipulations including a lower return on equity of 10.9 percent, special provisions for irrigation customers, and a phased-in increase over three years "to mitigate the rate shock effect on customers," according to the agreement.[1]

Black Hills Power has requested an 11.5 percent return on equity.[1]

Emissions Data

  • CO2 Emissions: 912,154 tons (2006)
  • SO2 Emissions:
  • SO2 Emissions per MWh:
  • NOx Emissions:
  • Mercury Emissions:

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Barbara Soderlin,"MDU settles for lower electric rate increase" Rapid City Journal, March 22, 2010.

Additional data

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