# Platte County, Wyoming: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Wheatland and Guernsey Platte County sits inside the data center build-out. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 2 data centers in Platte County, 5% of Wyoming's total. Platte County is home to Wheatland and Guernsey. 1 project is on the Delay Watchlist, including Site Layer 4 energy and data center campus. Its power plants have 1,907 MW of capacity, 98% of it coal, the 3rd largest fleet in Wyoming. Employers here counted 3,337 jobs in 2025, down 6.3% from 2019. 2 data centers on the SAVRN Data Center Map, 5% of Wyoming's 1,907 MW of operating power plants, mostly coal -6.3% total jobs since 2019, now 3,337 ## Cities and towns in Platte County Platte County is home to Wheatland and Guernsey. Wheatland3,516 residents Guernsey1,104 residents Glendo243 residents Chugwater170 residents Hartville71 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Chugcreek, El Rancho, Lakeview North, Slater, Westview Circle, Whiting, Y-O Ranch. 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 Platte County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Wyoming | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 8,632 | 8,634 | ● 0.0% | 18th of 23 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 3,563 | 3,337 | ▼ 6.3% | 19th of 23 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $47,769 | $55,088 | ▲ 15.3% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.2% | 3.5% | ▼ 0.7pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Unemployment was 3.5% in August 2026, against 4.2% in 2019. Electrical contractors employ 17, at an average $82,676 a year. PacifiCorp is the largest utility serving Platte County, one of 7 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 13.44¢/kWh in 2024, above the 12.98¢ median for Wyoming utilities. 8,634 people live here, up 0.0% since 2020. ## Who powers Platte County ### Utilities with service territory in Platte County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | PacifiCorp | Investor Owned | Bundled | 118,130 | 13.44¢ | 16% | | Town of Guernsey - (WY) | — | — | — | — | — | | Niobrara Electric Assn, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | | Wheatland Rural Elec Assn, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | | Town of Wheatland - (WY) | — | — | — | — | — | | Wyrulec Company | — | — | — | — | — | | WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | Federal | Bundled | — | — | 77% | 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 | 1,863 MW | 98% | | Hydro | 44 MW | 2% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Laramie River Station | Basin Electric Power Coop | Coal | 1,863 MW | 1981 | | Glendo | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Hydro | 38 MW | 1958 | | Guernsey | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Hydro | 6 MW | 1927 | ## The Platte County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 3,337 | $55,088 | 1.00 | | Electrical contractors | 17 | $82,676 | 0.71 | 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 Platte County 2 data centers in Platte County are on the SAVRN Data Center Map. ### Delay Watchlist | Project | Status | Cause | MW | |---|---|---|---| | Site Layer 4 energy and data center campus | approved amid opposition | | — | ## Platte County and its neighbors Of the 5 counties that border Platte County, Laramie 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Platte County | 8,634 | ▼ 6.3% | 1,907 MW | — | 2 | — | | Albany County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming/albany-county) | 38,558 | ▲ 9.2% | 487 MW | 504 MW | — | — | | Converse County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming/converse-county) | 13,824 | ▼ 12.3% | 2,400 MW | 998 MW | 1 | — | | Goshen County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming/goshen-county) | 12,640 | ▼ 1.1% | — | 163 MW | — | — | | Laramie County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming/laramie-county) | 102,938 | ▲ 4.9% | 746 MW | 1,485 MW | 28 | — | | Niobrara County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming/niobrara-county) | 2,341 | ▼ 9.1% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Wyoming [All Wyoming countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming)[Laramie County102,938 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming/laramie-county)[Albany County38,558 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming/albany-county)[Converse County13,824 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming/converse-county)[Goshen County12,640 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming/goshen-county)[Niobrara County2,341 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming/niobrara-county) ## Platte County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Platte County, Wyoming? 7 utilities have service territory in Platte County in the EIA-861 2024 report: PacifiCorp, Town of Guernsey - (WY), Niobrara Electric Assn, Inc, Wheatland Rural Elec Assn, Inc. The largest, PacifiCorp, charged residential customers 13.44¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Platte County? 3 operating plants with 1,907 MW of capacity. The largest is Laramie River Station (1,863 MW, coal). ### Are there data centers in Platte County? Yes. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 2 data centers in Platte County. ### Is Platte County adding jobs? Employers counted 3,337 jobs in 2025 against 3,563 in 2019 (-6.3%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Platte County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Platte County. Wyoming has 2 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wyoming/platte-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).