Dry Fork Station
Coal power plant in Campbell County, Wyoming. 483.7 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Basin Electric Power Coop.
Also known as EIA plant 56609
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 483.7 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- November 2011First generator online
- Operator
- Basin Electric Power CoopEIA operator ID 1307
- Grid
- WACMBalancing authority WACM
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Campbell County, WY44.3889, −105.4608
- EIA plant ID
- 56609EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Dry Fork Station produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
2.29 TWh
2,291,881 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
54.1%
2024: 62.9%
January to July 2026
1.53 TWh
Provisional
Range, 2015 to 2025
2.3–3.2
TWh a year. Low 2025, high 2017
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | 271,223 | Not reported | 1 of 12 |
| 2012 | 271,450 | Not reported | 1 of 12 |
| 2013 | 227,743 | Not reported | 1 of 12 |
| 2014 | 2,177,114 | 76.5% | 8 of 12 |
| 2015 | 3,160,615 | 74.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 2,830,760 | 66.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 3,229,808 | 76.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 2,979,572 | 70.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 2,565,548 | 60.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 3,205,370 | 75.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 2,943,791 | 69.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 2,692,916 | 63.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 2,853,386 | 67.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 2,671,551 | 62.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 2,291,881 | 54.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 1,530,090 | 62.2% | 7 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
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Emissions
Free · EPA CAMPDCO₂, 2025
2.50M
US short tons. 2024: 2.84M
SO₂, 2025
779
US short tons
NOx, 2025
564
US short tons
CO₂ per MWh, calculated
1.09 t
About 2,184 lb per MWh
1 of 1 EPA units reported CO₂ in 2025 (1), matched to EIA plant 56609 through the EPA–EIA crosswalk. The per-MWh rate is EPA CO₂ divided by EIA-923 net generation. The two reporting boundaries can differ.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSWithdrawal, 2024
Not reported
million gallons as reported; not used, see note
Consumption, 2024
Not reported
million gallons
Source
Not reported
Dry cooling
Watershed stress
Low · 0.206
USGS SUI, HUC12 Prairie Creek-Little Powder River
0 of 12 cooling months report withdrawal. Dry cooling with no reported withdrawal; not tested. Consumption is below 5% of a large reported withdrawal, so the withdrawal is not used. Blank volumes are unreported, not zero.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Conventional Steam Coal | 483.7 | November 2011 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Basin Electric Power Coop as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Generation potential vs reported
Monthly potential at seasonal net capability, next to EIA-923 output. Shows how much of the plant's capability was used.
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Questions about Dry Fork Station
How much power does Dry Fork Station produce?
Dry Fork Station reported 2,291,881 MWh (2.29 TWh) of net generation in 2025, a 54.1% capacity factor on 483.7 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 1.53 TWh, which is provisional.
Where is Dry Fork Station?
Dry Fork Station is in Campbell County, Wyoming, at 44.3889, −105.4608. It is in the Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region balancing area (WACM).
Who operates Dry Fork Station?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Basin Electric Power Coop as the operator (EIA operator ID 1307). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Dry Fork Station start operating?
Its first generator began operating in November 2011, according to EIA-860M.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- EPA CAMPD annual emissions through the EPA–EIA crosswalk, 1995 to 2025
- EIA-923 cooling water 2024 and the USGS surface water supply and use index, Water years 2010-2020 (Oct 2009 to Sep 2020), mean of monthly values
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page