Tuesday, JANUARY 6, 2026 |
Photo – Presentation slide – Courtesy Carbon County Economic Developement
Power Company of Wyoming representatives are set to update the Board of Commissioners on a proposed natural gas power plant in Carbon County.
In April, Anschutz Corporation, a Colorado‑based energy investment company, proposed building a 2,000‑megawatt natural gas power plant south of Sinclair. Anschutz, through its wholly owned subsidiary Power Company of Wyoming, is looking to supplement electricity generation from the nearby 3,000‑megawatt Chokecherry Sierra Madre wind project to meet rising energy needs, including demand from additional data centers across the state.
According to Power Company of Wyoming, the Seminoe Generating Station is designed to provide reliable power at the scale needed for growing electrical demand. Located on privately owned land south of Interstate 80 near Sinclair, the developer reports that it has already completed engineering studies, environmental reviews, and air‑quality modeling at the proposed site.
An existing pipeline will allow Power Company of Wyoming to take advantage of Wyoming’s abundant natural gas supply. The developer states that the facility will use high‑efficiency, low‑emission turbines to convert the natural gas into electricity.
Power Company of Wyoming claims that the Seminoe Generating Station will provide significant financial benefits to Carbon County. The facility is expected to pay the 11.5 percent industrial property tax rate during construction and operation and is projected to create construction, domestic manufacturing, and electrical operations jobs in the region.
At this time, no new information has been released about the proposed Seminoe Generating Station. Power Company of Wyoming representatives are scheduled to brief the Board of Carbon County Commissioners about the project at 10:00 this morning as part of the board’s regular meeting in Rawlins.
