Dave Johnston is a retiring coal plant in Converse County, Wyoming. EIA records 230 MW of coal planned to retire in 2027. 817 MW of generation still operates at the site (conventional steam coal): an existing grid connection, shown in the app as a proxy, never as available capacity.
Screening match
Microreactor
74.1 / 100
Data for 100% of the criteria
SMR
87.1 / 100
Data for 100% of the criteria
Large reactor
72.0 / 100
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Location
Converse County, Wyoming. Approximate location (42.84, -105.78).
Nearby candidate sites
Dave Johnston ranks 1st of 3 candidate sites in Wyoming by SMR match.
Neil Simpson (WY) · former coal plant · about 102 mi away
Osage (WY) (WY) · former coal plant · about 104 mi away
Rawhide (CO) · retiring coal plant · about 142 mi away
Ben French (SD) · former coal plant · about 153 mi away
Hayden (CO) · retiring coal plant · about 178 mi away
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