Kortes

n/a, Sinclair, WY 82334

Plant Summary Information

Kortes is ranked #42 out of 69 power plants in Wyoming in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

Kortes is comprised of 3 generators and generated 15.5 GWh during the 3-month period between September 2025 to December 2025.

Plant Name	Kortes
Utility Name	U S Bureau of Reclamation
Location	Carbon County, WY
Initial Operation Date	June 1950
Last Update	Dec 2025
Annual Generation	105.7 GWh
Annual Consumption	378.7 k MMBtu
Ranked #3,421 out of 13,081 Power Plants Nationwide
Ranked #312 out of 1,311 Water Power Plants Nationwide
Ranked #42 out of 69 Wyoming Power Plants
Ranked #3 out of 15 Wyoming Water Power Plants
Fuel Types	Water

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Summary Information
Plant Name	Kortes (4180)
Plant Address	, Sinclair, WY 82334
Utility	U S Bureau of Reclamation (2518)
Latitude, Longitude	42.1743, -106.88054
Generation Dates on File	Jan 2001 to Dec 2025
Initial Operation Date	June 1950
Annual Generation	105.7 GWh
Fuel Types	Water

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Information
FERC Cogeneration Status	No
FERC Small Power Producer Status	No
FERC Exempt Wholesale Generator Status	No

Regulatory Information
Regulatory Status	Regulated
NERC Region	WECC
Balancing Authority	Western Area Power Administration UGP West (WAUW)
NAICS Code	Utilities (22)
Sector	Electric Utility (1)
Water Source	North Platte River
Ash Impoundment	No
Transmission / Distribution Owner	WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration (27000) WY
Grid Voltage	115.00 kV
Energy Storage	No

* Data obtained from the 2025 EIA 860 Report

Technology	Conventional Hydroelectric
Prime Mover	Hydroelectric Turbine
Ownership	Single Owner
Nameplate Capacity	12 MW
Nameplate Power Factor	0.9
Summer Capacity	12.2 MW
Winter Capacity	12.2 MW
Minimum Load	3.6 MW

Uprate/Derate Completed	No
Status	Operating
First Operation Date	June 1950
Combined Heat & Power	No
Sector Name	Electric Utility (1)
Energy Source	Water
Time From Cold Shutdown To Full Load	10M

Technology	Conventional Hydroelectric
Prime Mover	Hydroelectric Turbine
Ownership	Single Owner
Nameplate Capacity	12 MW
Nameplate Power Factor	0.9
Summer Capacity	12.2 MW
Winter Capacity	12.2 MW
Minimum Load	3.6 MW

Uprate/Derate Completed	No
Status	Operating
First Operation Date	August 1950
Combined Heat & Power	No
Sector Name	Electric Utility (1)
Energy Source	Water
Time From Cold Shutdown To Full Load	10M

Technology	Conventional Hydroelectric
Prime Mover	Hydroelectric Turbine
Ownership	Single Owner
Nameplate Capacity	12 MW
Nameplate Power Factor	0.9
Summer Capacity	12.2 MW
Winter Capacity	12.2 MW
Minimum Load	3.6 MW

Uprate/Derate Completed	No
Status	Operating
First Operation Date	January 1951
Combined Heat & Power	No
Sector Name	Electric Utility (1)
Energy Source	Water
Time From Cold Shutdown To Full Load	10M

Owner Name	Address	Generator	Ownership
*We couldn't locate any owners for this plant*

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#304	Allatoona	Cartersville, GA	110.5 GWh
#305	Black Eagle	Great Falls, MT	110.3 GWh
#306	Swan Falls	Kuna, ID	110.0 GWh
#307	Broken Bow Dam	Broken Bow, OK	108.9 GWh
#308	Cushman 1	Shelton, WA	107.8 GWh
#309	Alcova	Alcova, WY	107.2 GWh
#310	Snoqualmie 2	Snoqualmie, WA	106.8 GWh
#311	Tallulah Falls	Tallulah Falls, GA	106.2 GWh
#313	Jim Falls	Jim Falls, WI	105.3 GWh
#314	Main Canal Headworks	Coulee City, WA	105.2 GWh
#315	Sinclair Dam	Milledgeville, GA	105.0 GWh
#316	Dix Dam	Harrodsburg, KY	104.7 GWh
#317	Lower Malad	Hagerman, ID	104.4 GWh
#318	Tyee Lake Hydroelectric Facility	Wrangell, AK	103.4 GWh
#319	Tulloch	Jamestown, CA	103.2 GWh
#320	Berlin Gorham	Berlin, NH	101.1 GWh
#321	Cedar Creek (SC)	Great Falls, SC	101.6 GWh
#322	Anson Abenaki Hydros	Madison, ME	100.6 GWh

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Anticline Wind	Casper, WY	411.3 GWh	72.4 mi
Big Sand Draw Plant	Riverton, WY	39.0 GWh	76.9 mi
Boswell Wind	Rock River, WY	1.2 TWh	54.8 mi
Campbell Hill Windpower	Glenrock, WY	261.4 GWh	73.4 mi
Dave Johnston	Glen Rock, WY	3.2 TWh	72.5 mi
Dunlap	Medicine Bow, WY	416.7 GWh	38 mi
Ekola Flats	Medicine Bow, WY	770.4 GWh	31.6 mi
Foote Creek Rim	McFadden, WY	643.8 GWh	51.4 mi
Fremont Canyon	Alcova, WY	233.5 GWh	21.3 mi
Glenrock	Glenrock, WY	469.2 GWh	78.9 mi
High Plains	Rock River, WY	341.2 GWh	56.5 mi
McFadden Ridge	Rock River, WY	104.8 GWh	55.3 mi
Pioneer Wind Park, LLC	Glenrock, WY	252.6 GWh	64.3 mi
Rock Creek Wind	McFadden, WY	519.5 GWh	58.1 mi
Seminoe	Sinclair, WY	84.5 GWh	1.9 mi
Seven Mile Hill	Hanna, WY	458.3 GWh	31.3 mi
Sinclair Oil Refinery	Sinclair, WY	5.9 GWh	29.7 mi
TB Flats	Medicine Bow, WY	1.4 TWh	33.1 mi
Top of the World Windpower Project	Glenrock, WY	517.3 GWh	76.1 mi