Wyoming State Water Plan
Wyoming State Water Plan
Wyoming Water Development Office
6920 Yellowtail Rd
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-7626
Wyoming Water Development Office
6920 Yellowtail Rd
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-7626
STATEWIDE FRAMEWORK PLAN: Updated Data Tables
UPDATED: Data Table
Table 6-9 Projected Annual Electrical Generation Water Needs | |||||||||||
River Basin | Type of Generation | Existing Generation Capacity | 30-Year Projections | ||||||||
Additional Projected Generation Capacity | Cooling Water Total Use - Surface Water |
Cooling Water Total Use - Groundwater |
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High | Mid | Low | High | Mid | Low | High | Mid | Low | |||
MW1 | MW1 | ac-ft | ac-ft | ||||||||
Bear | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Green | Coal | 2,700 | 4,000 | 1,000 | 0 | 116,500 | 65,000 | 47,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northeast2,3 | Coal | 500 | 3,600 | 2,400 | 1,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,100 | 6,900 | 3,700 |
Platte | Coal | 2,500 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 15,000 | 31,900 | 31,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Platte | Natural Gas | 0 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Powder/Tongue | Coal | 0 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 0 | 34,000 | 17,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Snake/Salt | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind/Bighorn | Coal | 0 | 400 | 200 | 0 | 8,000 | 4,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind/Bighorn | Natural Gas | 0 | 1,000 | 500 | 0 | 10,000 | 5,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Total | 5,700 | 12,500 | 6,100 | 1,200 | 193,500 | 132,900 | 79,700 | 10,100 | 6,900 | 3,700 |
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