Wygen Unit 2

Wygen Unit 2 is a mine-mouth plant operating at Wyoming's Powder River Basin. It is owned by the Black Hills Corporation. It is part of the Neil Simpson Complex, along with several other plants: Neil Simpson 1 (1970), Neil Simpson 2 (1995), and Wygen 1 (2003). All these plants use coal from the nearby Wyodak Mine.

The state air permit for Wygen II was opposed by the National Park Service, due to pollution impacts on the Badlands and Wind Cave National Monument.

Wygen Unit 2 went into operation on January 1, 2008. Wygen Unit 3 went into operation in 2010.

Project Details
Sponsor: Black Hills Corporation Location: Gillette, WY Capacity: 90 MW Type: Pulverized coal In service: January 1, 2008 Status: Operation

Citizen Groups

 * Powder River Basin Resource Council, Jill Morrison, jillm [at] powderriverbasin.org

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