# Campbell County, Wyoming: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Gillette and Wright Campbell County is one of the places the data center build-out is physically happening. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 2 data centers in Campbell County, 5% of Wyoming's total. Campbell County is home to Gillette and Wright. Electrical contractors employ 346, up 34.6% since 2019 against up 25.6% statewide, at an average $80,024 a year. Its power plants have 1,362 MW of capacity, 91% of it coal, the 5th largest fleet in Wyoming. Unemployment was 2.7% in August 2026, against 3.6% in 2019. 2 data centers on the SAVRN Data Center Map, 5% of Wyoming's +34.6% electrical contractor jobs since 2019, now 346 1,362 MW of operating power plants, mostly coal ## Cities and towns in Campbell County Campbell County is home to Gillette and Wright. Gillette34,024 residents Wright1,659 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Sleepy Hollow. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Campbell County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Wyoming | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 47,146 | 48,145 | ▲ 2.1% | 3rd of 23 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 25,178 | 24,657 | ▼ 2.1% | 17th of 23 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $59,455 | $68,998 | ▲ 16.1% | — | | Electrical contractor jobs (2019 → 2025) | 257 | 346 | ▲ 34.6% | — | | Power line construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 73 | 93 | ▲ 27.4% | — | | Electric utility jobs (2019 → 2025) | 308 | 295 | ▼ 4.2% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.6% | 2.7% | ▼ 0.9pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Employers here counted 24,657 jobs in 2025, down 2.1% from 2019. Powder River Energy Corp is the largest utility serving Campbell County, one of 3 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 11.73¢/kWh in 2024, below the 12.98¢ median for Wyoming utilities. 48,145 people live here, up 2.1% since 2020, 3rd of 23 Wyoming counties by population. ## Who powers Campbell County ### Utilities with service territory in Campbell County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Powder River Energy Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 15,406 | 11.73¢ | 38% | | City of Gillette - (WY) | Municipal | Bundled | 13,990 | 12.62¢ | 56% | | Black Hills Power, Inc. | Investor Owned | Bundled | 2,018 | 13.13¢ | 24% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Coal | 1,237 MW | 91% | | Natural gas | 125 MW | 9% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Dry Fork Station | Basin Electric Power Coop | Coal | 484 MW | 2011 | | Wyodak | PacifiCorp | Coal | 362 MW | 1978 | | Neil Simpson II | Black Hills Power, Inc. | Coal | 130 MW | 1995 | | Wygen III | Black Hills Power, Inc. | Coal | 116 MW | 2010 | | Wygen 2 | Black Hills Power, Inc. | Coal | 95 MW | 2008 | | Wygen 1 | Black Hills Ontario LLC | Coal | 90 MW | 2003 | ## The Campbell County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 24,657 | $68,998 | 1.00 | | Electrical contractors | 346 | $80,024 | 1.95 | | Power and communication line construction | 93 | $88,693 | 2.34 | | Electric utilities | 295 | $128,721 | 4.42 | | Data processing and hosting | 10 | $120,271 | 0.13 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Campbell County 2 data centers in Campbell County are on the SAVRN Data Center Map. ## Campbell County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Campbell County, Converse County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Campbell County | 48,145 | ▼ 2.1% | 1,362 MW | — | 2 | — | | Converse County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming/converse-county) | 13,824 | ▼ 12.3% | 2,400 MW | 998 MW | 1 | — | | Crook County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming/crook-county) | 7,852 | ▲ 10.0% | — | — | — | — | | Johnson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming/johnson-county) | 8,908 | ▲ 4.2% | — | — | 1 | — | | Powder River County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/montana/powder-river-county) MT | 1,781 | ▲ 24.8% | — | — | — | — | | Sheridan County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming/sheridan-county) | 33,241 | ▲ 9.6% | 15 MW | — | 2 | — | | Weston County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming/weston-county) | 6,840 | ▲ 0.5% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Wyoming [All Wyoming countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming)[Sheridan County33,241 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming/sheridan-county)[Converse County13,824 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming/converse-county)[Johnson County8,908 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming/johnson-county)[Crook County7,852 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming/crook-county)[Weston County6,840 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming/weston-county) ## Campbell County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Campbell County, Wyoming? 3 utilities have service territory in Campbell County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Powder River Energy Corp, City of Gillette - (WY), Black Hills Power, Inc.. The largest, Powder River Energy Corp, charged residential customers 11.73¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Gillette, WY in? Gillette is in Campbell County, Wyoming. About 34,024 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Campbell County? 9 operating plants with 1,362 MW of capacity. The largest is Dry Fork Station (484 MW, coal). ### Are there data centers in Campbell County? Yes. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 2 data centers in Campbell County. ### Is Campbell County adding jobs? Employers counted 24,657 jobs in 2025 against 25,178 in 2019 (-2.1%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Campbell County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Campbell County. Wyoming has 2 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming/campbell-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. 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