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5 MW Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine (2 MW) + Other Gases (2 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (1 MW) operating in Carbon, WY — PacifiCorp - East
5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Hybrid (3)
Technology
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine + Other Gases + Petroleum Liquids
1925
Operating Since
Coordinates
41.7795, -107.1097
County
Carbon, WY
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | HF Sinclair Parco Refining LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | HF Sinclair Parco Refining LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Sinclair Oil Refinery, located in Carbon County, Wyoming, is a 5 MW hybrid power plant owned and operated by HF Sinclair Parco Refining LLC. Commissioned in 1925, the facility utilizes four generators and a mix of fuel sources, including natural gas, other gases, and petroleum liquids. The plant's technologies include natural gas internal combustion engines in addition to its other fuel sources.
The refinery's power generation is dispatched within the PacifiCorp - East balancing authority, which falls under the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In terms of size, the Sinclair Oil Refinery ranks as the 1st of 2 hybrid plants in Wyoming and 18th of 21 nationally. The plant's latest annual generation was 4,297 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 9.8%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Mountain West
Market
WEIM Participant
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
PacifiCorp - East (PACE)
Grid Voltage
230.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
791 MWh
Latest Month
4.3K MWh
Annual Generation
9.8%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
665 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
0.805 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.003 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.013 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.001 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.0%
Annual Net Gen
0 GWh
CO₂eq
666 lb/MWh
Subregion
WECC Northwest
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