This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Utah, sorted by type and name. In 2020, Utah had a total summer capacity of 9,263 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 37,087 GWh. [2] The corresponding electrical energy generation mix in 2021 was 61.8% coal, 24.7% natural gas, 8.1% solar, 1.9% wind, 1.8% hydroelectric, 0.8% geothermal, and 0.2% biomass. Waste heat recovered from industrial operations and oil (0.4%) generated the remainder. [1]
Small-scale solar including customer-owned photovoltaic panels delivered an additional net 654 GWh to Utah's electricity grid in 2021. This compares as less than one-fifth the amount generated by Utah's utility-scale PV plants. [1] Coal previously generated 81% of Utah's electricity in 2013 and has been undergoing a gradual replacement with natural gas and renewables. [3]
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [4]
Name | Operator | County | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW) |
Initially opened |
Ref | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bonanza | Deseret Power | Uintah | 40°05′11″N 109°17′04″W / 40.0864°N 109.2844°W | 500 | 1986 | [5] | Scheduled to shutdown in 2030. |
Hunter | PacifiCorp | Emery | 39°10′29″N 111°01′44″W / 39.1747°N 111.0289°W | 1,320 | 1978 | [6] | Scheduled to shutdown in 2032. |
Huntington | PacifiCorp | Emery | 39°22′45″N 111°04′41″W / 39.3792°N 111.0781°W | 1,073 | 1974 | [7] | Scheduled to shutdown in 2032. |
Intermountain | City of Los Angeles | Millard | 39°30′35″N 112°34′49″W / 39.5097°N 112.5802°W | 1,640 | 1986 | Coal plant to shutdown by 2025. New onsite 840 MW combined cycle gas plant will run on 70% natural gas 30% hydrogen by 2025. Eventually will run on 100% green hydrogen stored in underground salt formations. | |
Sunnyside | Colmac Sunnyside | Carbon | 39°32′50″N 110°23′30″W / 39.5472°N 110.3917°W | 58 | 1993 | [8] |
Name | Operator | County | Capacity ( MW) |
Initially opened |
Closed | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carbon (Castle Gate) | PacifiCorp | Carbon | 213 | 1954 | 2015 | [9] |
Desert Power Plant | DQ Holdings | Magcorp, Tooele | 43 | 1999 | 2008 | |
Hale Power Plant | Utah Power and Light Co. | Orem, Utah | 44 | 1936 | 1990 | [10] |
Kennecott (Units 1–3) | Kennecott Utah Copper | Salt Lake | 100 | 1943 | 2016 | [11] |
Kennecott (Unit 4) | Kennecott Utah Copper | Salt Lake | 75 | 1960 | 2019 | [12] |
Name | Operator | County | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW) |
Generation type |
Initially opened |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bloomington | St. George | Washington | 37°02′31″N 113°37′36″W / 37.0420°N 113.6267°W | 10 | Reciprocating Engine (x6) | 1999 |
Hurricane City Power | Hurricane | Washington | 37°11′08″N 113°17′51″W / 37.1856°N 113.2975°W | 5 | Reciprocating Engine (x3) | 1999/2001 |
St. George/Redrock | St. George | Washington | 37°06′49″N 113°34′08″W / 37.1137°N 113.5689°W | 14 | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | 1987 |
Name | Operator | County | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW) |
Generation type |
Initially opened |
Ref | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bountiful | Bountiful City | Davis | 40°53′13″N 111°53′07″W / 40.8869°N 111.8853°W | 27 | Simple Cycle (x3) | 2001/2012 | [13] | |
Currant Creek | PacifiCorp | Juab | 39°49′17″N 111°53′36″W / 39.8214°N 111.8934°W | 550 | 2x1 Combined Cycle | 2005 | [14] | |
eBay Data Center | Bloom Energy | Salt Lake | 40°33′38″N 112°02′52″W / 40.5606°N 112.0478°W | 9.8 | Bloom Energy Server | 2013/2015 | [15] [16] | backup power using fuel cells |
Gadsby | PacifiCorp | Salt Lake | 40°46′07″N 111°55′44″W / 40.7686°N 111.9289°W | 353 | Simple Cycle (x3) | 2002 | [17] | |
Lake Side Power Station | PacifiCorp | Utah | 40°19′54″N 111°45′15″W / 40.3317°N 111.7542°W | 1203 | 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2) | 2007/2014 | [18] | |
Logan City | City of Logan | Cache | 41°43′33″N 111°50′36″W / 41.7258°N 111.8433°W | 13.5 | Simple Cycle (x3) | 2002 | ||
Millcreek | St George Water and Energy Services | Washington | 37°06′44″N 113°31′00″W / 37.1121°N 113.5166°W | 80 | Simple Cycle (x2) | 2006/2010 | ||
Murray | Murray City | Salt Lake | 40°40′12″N 111°53′24″W / 40.6700°N 111.8900°W | 36 | Simple Cycle (x3) | 2001/2002 | [19] | |
Nebo Power Station | Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems | Utah | 40°03′41″N 111°43′46″W / 40.0614°N 111.7294°W | 150 | 1x1 Combined Cycle | 2004 | [20] | |
Tesoro Refinery Plant | Tesoro Corporation | Salt Lake | 40°47′35″N 111°54′14″W / 40.7931°N 111.9038°W | 22 | Simple Cycle (x2) | 2004 | ||
US Magnesium Plant | US Magnesium | Tooele | 40°54′48″N 112°44′02″W / 40.9133°N 112.7339°W | 33 | Simple Cycle (x3) | 1972 | ||
West Valley Generation Project | Utah Municipal Power Agency | Salt Lake | 40°40′00″N 112°01′54″W / 40.6667°N 112.0317°W | 189 | Simple Cycle (x5) | 2001/2002 | [21] | |
Veyo Waste Heat Recovery | Utah Municipal Power Agency | Washington | 37°20′53″N 113°45′54″W / 37.3480°N 113.7650°W | 8.4 | ORC Generator | 2016 | [22] | waste heat recovery from gas turbines |
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [4]
Name | Operator | County | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW) |
Generation type |
Fuel | Initially opened |
Ref | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blue Mountain Biogas | Alpental Energy Partners | Beaver | 38°10′26″N 113°17′50″W / 38.1739°N 113.2972°W | 3.0 | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | biogas | 2012 | [23] | methane from pig waste |
Salt Lake Energy Systems | DTE Energy | Salt Lake | 40°44′46″N 112°02′02″W / 40.7461°N 112.0339°W | 3.1 | Reciprocating Engine (x3) | landfill gas | 2006 | [24] | |
Trans-Jordan Generating Station | Granger Waste Services | Salt Lake | 40°33′00″N 112°03′47″W / 40.5500°N 112.0631°W | 4.5 | Reciprocating Engine (x3) | landfill gas | 2009 |
Name | Operator | County | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW) |
Initially opened |
Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blundell Geothermal Facility | Pacificorp | Beaver | 38°29′20″N 112°51′12″W / 38.4889°N 112.8533°W | 34 | 1984 | [25] |
Cove Fort Geothermal Power Plant | Enel Green Power | Beaver | 38°33′37″N 112°34′52″W / 38.5603°N 112.5811°W | 25 | 2013 | [26] |
Thermo No. 1 Geothermal Project | Cyrq Energy | Beaver | 38°09′39″N 113°11′40″W / 38.1607°N 113.1945°W | 14 | 2008 | [27] [28] [29] [30] |
Name | Operator | County | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW) |
Initially opened |
Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Latigo Wind Park | Sustainable Power Group | San Juan | 37°53′12″N 109°22′06″W / 37.8867°N 109.3684°W | 62.1 | 2016 | [47] [48] |
Milford Wind | First Wind | Beaver, Millard | 38°32′09″N 112°56′06″W / 38.5357°N 112.9350°W | 306 | 2011 | [49] |
Spanish Fork Wind | NRG Energy | Utah | 40°04′17″N 111°34′56″W / 40.0714°N 111.5822°W | 18.9 | 2008 | [50] |
Tooele Army Depot Wind | Tooele Army Depot | Tooele | 40°30′11″N 112°22′14″W / 40.5030°N 112.3706°W | 1.7 | 2016 | [51] |
Although there are currently no nuclear power stations in Utah, the Blue Castle Project is working through the process of building the state's first nuclear power plant near Green River, Utah. It is projected to be completed in 2030. [70]
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Utah, sorted by type and name. In 2020, Utah had a total summer capacity of 9,263 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 37,087 GWh. [2] The corresponding electrical energy generation mix in 2021 was 61.8% coal, 24.7% natural gas, 8.1% solar, 1.9% wind, 1.8% hydroelectric, 0.8% geothermal, and 0.2% biomass. Waste heat recovered from industrial operations and oil (0.4%) generated the remainder. [1]
Small-scale solar including customer-owned photovoltaic panels delivered an additional net 654 GWh to Utah's electricity grid in 2021. This compares as less than one-fifth the amount generated by Utah's utility-scale PV plants. [1] Coal previously generated 81% of Utah's electricity in 2013 and has been undergoing a gradual replacement with natural gas and renewables. [3]
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [4]
Name | Operator | County | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW) |
Initially opened |
Ref | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bonanza | Deseret Power | Uintah | 40°05′11″N 109°17′04″W / 40.0864°N 109.2844°W | 500 | 1986 | [5] | Scheduled to shutdown in 2030. |
Hunter | PacifiCorp | Emery | 39°10′29″N 111°01′44″W / 39.1747°N 111.0289°W | 1,320 | 1978 | [6] | Scheduled to shutdown in 2032. |
Huntington | PacifiCorp | Emery | 39°22′45″N 111°04′41″W / 39.3792°N 111.0781°W | 1,073 | 1974 | [7] | Scheduled to shutdown in 2032. |
Intermountain | City of Los Angeles | Millard | 39°30′35″N 112°34′49″W / 39.5097°N 112.5802°W | 1,640 | 1986 | Coal plant to shutdown by 2025. New onsite 840 MW combined cycle gas plant will run on 70% natural gas 30% hydrogen by 2025. Eventually will run on 100% green hydrogen stored in underground salt formations. | |
Sunnyside | Colmac Sunnyside | Carbon | 39°32′50″N 110°23′30″W / 39.5472°N 110.3917°W | 58 | 1993 | [8] |
Name | Operator | County | Capacity ( MW) |
Initially opened |
Closed | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carbon (Castle Gate) | PacifiCorp | Carbon | 213 | 1954 | 2015 | [9] |
Desert Power Plant | DQ Holdings | Magcorp, Tooele | 43 | 1999 | 2008 | |
Hale Power Plant | Utah Power and Light Co. | Orem, Utah | 44 | 1936 | 1990 | [10] |
Kennecott (Units 1–3) | Kennecott Utah Copper | Salt Lake | 100 | 1943 | 2016 | [11] |
Kennecott (Unit 4) | Kennecott Utah Copper | Salt Lake | 75 | 1960 | 2019 | [12] |
Name | Operator | County | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW) |
Generation type |
Initially opened |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bloomington | St. George | Washington | 37°02′31″N 113°37′36″W / 37.0420°N 113.6267°W | 10 | Reciprocating Engine (x6) | 1999 |
Hurricane City Power | Hurricane | Washington | 37°11′08″N 113°17′51″W / 37.1856°N 113.2975°W | 5 | Reciprocating Engine (x3) | 1999/2001 |
St. George/Redrock | St. George | Washington | 37°06′49″N 113°34′08″W / 37.1137°N 113.5689°W | 14 | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | 1987 |
Name | Operator | County | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW) |
Generation type |
Initially opened |
Ref | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bountiful | Bountiful City | Davis | 40°53′13″N 111°53′07″W / 40.8869°N 111.8853°W | 27 | Simple Cycle (x3) | 2001/2012 | [13] | |
Currant Creek | PacifiCorp | Juab | 39°49′17″N 111°53′36″W / 39.8214°N 111.8934°W | 550 | 2x1 Combined Cycle | 2005 | [14] | |
eBay Data Center | Bloom Energy | Salt Lake | 40°33′38″N 112°02′52″W / 40.5606°N 112.0478°W | 9.8 | Bloom Energy Server | 2013/2015 | [15] [16] | backup power using fuel cells |
Gadsby | PacifiCorp | Salt Lake | 40°46′07″N 111°55′44″W / 40.7686°N 111.9289°W | 353 | Simple Cycle (x3) | 2002 | [17] | |
Lake Side Power Station | PacifiCorp | Utah | 40°19′54″N 111°45′15″W / 40.3317°N 111.7542°W | 1203 | 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2) | 2007/2014 | [18] | |
Logan City | City of Logan | Cache | 41°43′33″N 111°50′36″W / 41.7258°N 111.8433°W | 13.5 | Simple Cycle (x3) | 2002 | ||
Millcreek | St George Water and Energy Services | Washington | 37°06′44″N 113°31′00″W / 37.1121°N 113.5166°W | 80 | Simple Cycle (x2) | 2006/2010 | ||
Murray | Murray City | Salt Lake | 40°40′12″N 111°53′24″W / 40.6700°N 111.8900°W | 36 | Simple Cycle (x3) | 2001/2002 | [19] | |
Nebo Power Station | Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems | Utah | 40°03′41″N 111°43′46″W / 40.0614°N 111.7294°W | 150 | 1x1 Combined Cycle | 2004 | [20] | |
Tesoro Refinery Plant | Tesoro Corporation | Salt Lake | 40°47′35″N 111°54′14″W / 40.7931°N 111.9038°W | 22 | Simple Cycle (x2) | 2004 | ||
US Magnesium Plant | US Magnesium | Tooele | 40°54′48″N 112°44′02″W / 40.9133°N 112.7339°W | 33 | Simple Cycle (x3) | 1972 | ||
West Valley Generation Project | Utah Municipal Power Agency | Salt Lake | 40°40′00″N 112°01′54″W / 40.6667°N 112.0317°W | 189 | Simple Cycle (x5) | 2001/2002 | [21] | |
Veyo Waste Heat Recovery | Utah Municipal Power Agency | Washington | 37°20′53″N 113°45′54″W / 37.3480°N 113.7650°W | 8.4 | ORC Generator | 2016 | [22] | waste heat recovery from gas turbines |
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [4]
Name | Operator | County | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW) |
Generation type |
Fuel | Initially opened |
Ref | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blue Mountain Biogas | Alpental Energy Partners | Beaver | 38°10′26″N 113°17′50″W / 38.1739°N 113.2972°W | 3.0 | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | biogas | 2012 | [23] | methane from pig waste |
Salt Lake Energy Systems | DTE Energy | Salt Lake | 40°44′46″N 112°02′02″W / 40.7461°N 112.0339°W | 3.1 | Reciprocating Engine (x3) | landfill gas | 2006 | [24] | |
Trans-Jordan Generating Station | Granger Waste Services | Salt Lake | 40°33′00″N 112°03′47″W / 40.5500°N 112.0631°W | 4.5 | Reciprocating Engine (x3) | landfill gas | 2009 |
Name | Operator | County | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW) |
Initially opened |
Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blundell Geothermal Facility | Pacificorp | Beaver | 38°29′20″N 112°51′12″W / 38.4889°N 112.8533°W | 34 | 1984 | [25] |
Cove Fort Geothermal Power Plant | Enel Green Power | Beaver | 38°33′37″N 112°34′52″W / 38.5603°N 112.5811°W | 25 | 2013 | [26] |
Thermo No. 1 Geothermal Project | Cyrq Energy | Beaver | 38°09′39″N 113°11′40″W / 38.1607°N 113.1945°W | 14 | 2008 | [27] [28] [29] [30] |
Name | Operator | County | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW) |
Initially opened |
Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Latigo Wind Park | Sustainable Power Group | San Juan | 37°53′12″N 109°22′06″W / 37.8867°N 109.3684°W | 62.1 | 2016 | [47] [48] |
Milford Wind | First Wind | Beaver, Millard | 38°32′09″N 112°56′06″W / 38.5357°N 112.9350°W | 306 | 2011 | [49] |
Spanish Fork Wind | NRG Energy | Utah | 40°04′17″N 111°34′56″W / 40.0714°N 111.5822°W | 18.9 | 2008 | [50] |
Tooele Army Depot Wind | Tooele Army Depot | Tooele | 40°30′11″N 112°22′14″W / 40.5030°N 112.3706°W | 1.7 | 2016 | [51] |
Although there are currently no nuclear power stations in Utah, the Blue Castle Project is working through the process of building the state's first nuclear power plant near Green River, Utah. It is projected to be completed in 2030. [70]