General Chemical
Sweetwater County, Wyoming · EIA plant ID 54318 · Operator: Tata Chemicals Partners
Nameplate30MWSummer 30 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation217GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor82%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate4,847Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1968Runs as baseload
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 233.1 | 88.7% | 24,232 |
| 2002 | 242.3 | 92.2% | — |
| 2004 | 241 | 91.5% | 4,948 |
| 2005 | 245.6 | 93.5% | 4,948 |
| 2006 | 242 | 92.1% | 4,948 |
| 2007 | 233.1 | 88.7% | 4,948 |
| 2008 | 222.1 | 84.3% | 5,216 |
| 2009 | 204.8 | 77.9% | 5,251 |
| 2010 | 237.2 | 90.3% | 4,948 |
| 2011 | 234.9 | 89.4% | 4,948 |
| 2012 | 222.2 | 84.3% | 4,948 |
| 2013 | 228.7 | 87.0% | 4,948 |
| 2014 | 228.3 | 86.9% | 4,948 |
| 2015 | 208.4 | 79.3% | 5,101 |
| 2016 | 219.5 | 83.3% | 4,754 |
| 2017 | 219 | 83.3% | 4,785 |
| 2018 | 227.2 | 86.5% | 4,796 |
| 2019 | 219 | 83.3% | 4,835 |
| 2020 | 209.5 | 79.5% | 4,869 |
| 2021 | 203.4 | 77.4% | 4,945 |
| 2022 | 212.5 | 80.9% | 4,951 |
| 2023 | 224 | 85.2% | 4,861 |
| 2024 | 203.2 | 77.1% | 4,912 |
| 2025 | 215.3 | 81.9% | 4,848 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG1 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 15 | 15 | May 1968 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| TG2 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 15 | 15 | Jan 1977 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Tata Chemicals Partners. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Tata Chemicals Partners | 100.0% | 30 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Fontenelle | 10 MW | 54.6 km |
| Kemmerer Unit 1 | — | 68.1 km |