Wheatland, WY
The Laramie River Station is a coal‑fired power plant situated six miles east of Wheatland, Wyoming, with a total capacity of 1,650 MW distributed across three 550 MW units that began operating in the early 1980s. It is managed by the Missouri Basin Power Project, a consortium of six consumer‑owned utilities, and relies on water from Grayrocks Reservoir for steam generation and cooling. The facility incorporates extensive environmental controls that cost over $300 million to protect local air, water, and land resources.