Dave Johnston — United States of America
Coal power plant in Wyoming, United States of America. Approximate location 42.8378, -105.7769.
CoalWyomingUnited States of AmericaSteamAnnounced
Dave Johnston is a 922.2 MW coal power station in Wyoming, United States of America. It ranks #664 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 16.3% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0004158.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 817 MW for Dave Johnston Power Plant, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000104281; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 922.2 MW, Dave Johnston is well above the median coal plant in United States of America (558 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #265 largest coal power plant of 802 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 802 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 621,194 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Dave Johnston Power Plant · Coal · 816.7 MW · Wyoming
- Top of the World Windpower Project · Wind · 200 MW · Wyoming
- Pioneer Wind Park LLC · Wind · 80 MW · Wyoming
- Glenrock · Wind · 165.6 MW · Wyoming
- Rolling Hills · Wind · 115.8 MW · Wyoming
- Campbell Hill Windpower · Wind · 99 MW · Wyoming
Location
Coordinates 42.8378, -105.7769 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Dave Johnston?
Dave Johnston is a 922.2 MW coal power plant in Wyoming, United States of America, Announced 1966.