Dry Fork Station
Campbell County, Wyoming · EIA plant ID 56609 · Operator: Basin Electric Power Coop
Nameplate484MWSummer 390 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation2,805GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor82%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate11,129Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2011Runs 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 571 | 96.3% | 10,367 |
| 2012 | 3,093.4 | 92.7% | 10,579 |
| 2013 | 3,066.6 | 92.1% | 10,467 |
| 2014 | 3,277.4 | 98.5% | 10,439 |
| 2015 | 3,160.6 | 95.0% | 10,683 |
| 2016 | 2,830.8 | 84.8% | 10,410 |
| 2017 | 3,229.8 | 97.0% | 10,593 |
| 2018 | 2,979.6 | 89.5% | 10,630 |
| 2019 | 2,565.5 | 75.1% | 10,437 |
| 2020 | 3,205.4 | 93.6% | 10,412 |
| 2021 | 2,943.8 | 86.2% | 11,203 |
| 2022 | 2,692.9 | 78.8% | 10,865 |
| 2023 | 2,853.4 | 83.5% | 11,206 |
| 2024 | 2,671.6 | 78.0% | 11,423 |
| 2025 | 2,291.9 | 67.1% | 11,371 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 483.7 | 390 | Nov 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Basin Electric Power Coop. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Basin Electric Power Coop | 100.0% | 484 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Wygen 2 | 95 MW | 12.5 km |
| Wygen III | 116 MW | 12.5 km |
| Wyodak | 362 MW | 12.7 km |
| Wygen 1 | 90 MW | 13 km |
| Neil Simpson II | 130 MW | 13 km |
| Neil Simpson Gas Turbine #2 | 40 MW | 13.3 km |