List of power stations in Utah

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Sources of Utah electricity generation, full-year 2023: [1]
  1. Coal (47.2%)
  2. Natural gas (35.4%)
  3. Solar (11.6%)
  4. Wind (2%)
  5. Hydroelectric (1.6%)
  6. Geothermal (1.5%)
  7. Biomass (0.2%)
  8. Petroleum (0.1%)
  9. Other (0.3%)
  10. 0.00%

Natural-fuels power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [4]

Coal-fired

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Pacificorp's Huntington Power Plant
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Pacificorp's Hunter Power Plant
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Colmac Sunnyside
Active power plants
NameOperatorCountyCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)
Initially
opened
RefNotes
BonanzaDeseret Power Uintah 40°05′11″N109°17′04″W / 40.0864°N 109.2844°W / 40.0864; -109.2844 (Bonanza) 5001986 [5] Scheduled to shut down in 2030.
Hunter PacifiCorp Emery 39°10′29″N111°01′44″W / 39.1747°N 111.0289°W / 39.1747; -111.0289 (Hunter) 1,3201978 [6] Scheduled to shut down in 2032.
Huntington PacifiCorp Emery 39°22′45″N111°04′41″W / 39.3792°N 111.0781°W / 39.3792; -111.0781 (Huntington) 1,0731974 [7] Scheduled to shut down in 2032.
Intermountain City of Los Angeles Millard 39°30′35″N112°34′49″W / 39.5097°N 112.5802°W / 39.5097; -112.5802 (Intermountain) 1,6401986Coal plant to shut down 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.
SunnysideColmac Sunnyside Carbon 39°32′50″N110°23′30″W / 39.5472°N 110.3917°W / 39.5472; -110.3917 (Sunnyside) 581993 [8]
Decommissioned power plants
NameOperatorCountyCapacity
(MW)
Initially
opened
ClosedRef
Carbon (Castle Gate) PacifiCorp Carbon 21319542015 [9]
Desert Power PlantDQ HoldingsMagcorp, Tooele 4319992008
Hale Power PlantUtah Power and Light Co. Orem, Utah 4419361990 [10]
Kennecott (Units 1–3) Kennecott Utah Copper Salt Lake 10019432016 [11]
Kennecott (Unit 4) Kennecott Utah Copper Salt Lake 7519602019 [12]

Oil-fired

NameOperatorCountyCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)
Generation
type
Initially
opened
Bloomington St. George Washington 37°02′31″N113°37′36″W / 37.0420°N 113.6267°W / 37.0420; -113.6267 (Bloomington) 10 Reciprocating engine (x6)1999
Hurricane City Power Hurricane Washington 37°11′08″N113°17′51″W / 37.1856°N 113.2975°W / 37.1856; -113.2975 (Hurricane) 5Reciprocating engine (x3)1999/2001
St. George/Redrock St. George Washington 37°06′49″N113°34′08″W / 37.1137°N 113.5689°W / 37.1137; -113.5689 (St. George Redrock) 14Reciprocating engine (x2)1987

Natural gas-fired

NameOperatorCountyCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)
Generation
type
Initially
opened
RefNote
BountifulBountiful City Davis 40°53′13″N111°53′07″W / 40.8869°N 111.8853°W / 40.8869; -111.8853 (Bountiful) 27 Simple cycle (x3)2001/2012 [13]
Currant Creek PacifiCorp Juab 39°49′17″N111°53′36″W / 39.8214°N 111.8934°W / 39.8214; -111.8934 (Currant Creek) 5502x1 Combined cycle 2005 [14]
eBay Data Center Bloom Energy Salt Lake 40°33′38″N112°02′52″W / 40.5606°N 112.0478°W / 40.5606; -112.0478 (eBay Data Center) 9.8 Bloom Energy Server 2013/2015 [15] [16] backup power
using fuel cells
Gadsby PacifiCorp Salt Lake 40°46′07″N111°55′44″W / 40.7686°N 111.9289°W / 40.7686; -111.9289 (Gadsby) 353Simple cycle (x3)2002 [17]
Lake Side Power Station PacifiCorp Utah 40°19′54″N111°45′15″W / 40.3317°N 111.7542°W / 40.3317; -111.7542 (Lake Side) 12032x1 combined cycle (x2)2007/2014 [18]
Logan CityCity of Logan Cache 41°43′33″N111°50′36″W / 41.7258°N 111.8433°W / 41.7258; -111.8433 (Logan City) 13.5Simple cycle (x3)2002
MillcreekSt George Water and Energy Services Washington 37°06′44″N113°31′00″W / 37.1121°N 113.5166°W / 37.1121; -113.5166 (Millcreek) 80Simple cycle (x2)2006/2010
MurrayMurray CitySalt Lake 40°40′12″N111°53′24″W / 40.6700°N 111.8900°W / 40.6700; -111.8900 (Murray) 36Simple cycle (x3)2001/2002 [19]
Nebo Power StationUtah Associated Municipal Power SystemsUtah 40°03′41″N111°43′46″W / 40.0614°N 111.7294°W / 40.0614; -111.7294 (Nebo) 1501x1 combined cycle2004 [20]
Tesoro Refinery Plant Tesoro Corporation Salt Lake 40°47′35″N111°54′14″W / 40.7931°N 111.9038°W / 40.7931; -111.9038 (Tesoro Refinery) 22Simple cycle (x2)2004
US Magnesium Plant US Magnesium Tooele 40°54′48″N112°44′02″W / 40.9133°N 112.7339°W / 40.9133; -112.7339 (US Magnesium) 33Simple cycle (x3)1972
West Valley Generation ProjectUtah Municipal Power AgencySalt Lake 40°40′00″N112°01′54″W / 40.6667°N 112.0317°W / 40.6667; -112.0317 (West Valley) 189Simple cycle (x5)2001/2002 [21]
Veyo Waste Heat RecoveryUtah Municipal Power AgencyWashington 37°20′53″N113°45′54″W / 37.3480°N 113.7650°W / 37.3480; -113.7650 (Veyo Heat Recovery) 8.4 ORC generator2016 [22] waste heat recovery from gas turbines

Renewable power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [4]

Biomass

NameOperatorCountyCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)
Generation
type
FuelInitially
opened
RefNote
Blue Mountain BiogasAlpental Energy Partners Beaver 38°10′26″N113°17′50″W / 38.1739°N 113.2972°W / 38.1739; -113.2972 (Blue Mountain Biogas) 3.0Reciprocating engine (x2) Biogas 2012 [23] methane from pig waste
Salt Lake Energy Systems DTE Energy Salt Lake 40°44′46″N112°02′02″W / 40.7461°N 112.0339°W / 40.7461; -112.0339 (Salt Lake) 3.1Reciprocating engine (x3) Landfill gas 2006 [24]
Trans-Jordan Generating StationGranger Waste ServicesSalt Lake 40°33′00″N112°03′47″W / 40.5500°N 112.0631°W / 40.5500; -112.0631 (Trans-Jordan) 4.5Reciprocating engine (x3)Landfill gas2009

Geothermal

NameOperatorCountyCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)
Initially
opened
Ref
Blundell Geothermal Facility Pacificorp Beaver 38°29′20″N112°51′12″W / 38.4889°N 112.8533°W / 38.4889; -112.8533 (Blundell) 341984 [25]
Cove Fort Geothermal Power Plant Enel Green Power Beaver 38°33′37″N112°34′52″W / 38.5603°N 112.5811°W / 38.5603; -112.5811 (Cove Fort) 252013 [26]
Thermo No. 1 Geothermal ProjectCyrq EnergyBeaver 38°09′39″N113°11′40″W / 38.1607°N 113.1945°W / 38.1607; -113.1945 (Thermo No. 1) 142008 [27] [28] [29] [30]

Hydroelectric

NameOperatorCountyCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)
Initially
opened
Ref
Echo Park Dam U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Uintah 200Proposed [31]
Flaming Gorge Dam U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Uintah 40°54′53″N109°25′18″W / 40.9146°N 109.4217°W / 40.9146; -109.4217 (Flaming Gorge) 1521964 [32]
Cutler Hydroelectric
Power Plant Historic District
Pacificorp Box Elder 41°50′05″N112°03′08″W / 41.8347°N 112.0521°W / 41.8347; -112.0521 (Cutler) 301924 [33]
Jordanelle Dam Hydro Central Utah Water
Conservancy District
Wasatch 40°35′48″N111°25′25″W / 40.5966°N 111.4236°W / 40.5966; -111.4236 (Jordanelle) 12.62008 [34]
Olmsted Hydroelectric
Power Plant Historic District
Rocky Mountain Power Utah 40°18′57″N111°39′17″W / 40.3158°N 111.6547°W / 40.3158; -111.6547 (Olmstead) 10.31904 [35] [36]
Deer Creek Dam Hydro Provo River Water
Users Association
Wasatch 40°24′16″N111°31′42″W / 40.4044°N 111.5284°W / 40.4044; -111.5284 (Deer Creek) 51958 [37]
Pioneer Penstock Hydroelectric
Power Plant Historic District
Pacificorp Weber 41°14′37″N111°56′47″W / 41.2436°N 111.9465°W / 41.2436; -111.9465 (Pioneer Penstock) 51897 [38]
Little Cottonwood HydroCity of Murray Salt Lake 40°35′06″N111°48′02″W / 40.5850°N 111.8006°W / 40.5850; -111.8006 (Little Cottonwood) 4.81983 [39]
Echo Dam Hydro City of Bountiful Summit 40°57′53″N111°26′02″W / 40.9648°N 111.4339°W / 40.9648; -111.4339 (Echo Dam) 4.41987 [40]
Devil's Gate-Weber Hydroelectric
Power Plant
Pacificorp Weber 41°08′15″N111°53′06″W / 41.1376°N 111.8849°W / 41.1376; -111.8849 (Devil's Gate-Weber) 3.851910 [41]
Spanish Fork HydroStrawberry Water
Users Association
Utah 40°04′48″N111°36′17″W / 40.0800°N 111.6048°W / 40.0800; -111.6048 (Spanish Fork Hydro) 3.61983 [42]
Granite Hydroelectric
Power Plant Historic District
Rocky Mountain Power Salt Lake 40°37′09″N111°46′56″W / 40.6192°N 111.7821°W / 40.6192; -111.7821 (Granite) 21897 [43]
Pineview Dam Hydro City of Bountiful Weber 41°15′15″N111°50′55″W / 41.2543°N 111.8485°W / 41.2543; -111.8485 (Pineview) 1.81991 [44]
Stairs Station Hydroelectric
Power Plant Historic District
Rocky Mountain Power Salt Lake 40°37′25″N111°45′12″W / 40.6236°N 111.7533°W / 40.6236; -111.7533 (Stairs Station) 1.21895 [43]
Upper American Fork Hydroelectric
Power Plant Historic District

(decommissioned 2007)
Rocky Mountain Power Utah 40°26′16″N111°43′22″W / 40.43778°N 111.72278°W / 40.43778; -111.72278 (Upper American Fork) 1.01906 [45]

Wind

NameOperatorCountyCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)
Initially
opened
Ref
Latigo Wind ParkSustainable Power Group [46] San Juan 37°53′12″N109°22′06″W / 37.8867°N 109.3684°W / 37.8867; -109.3684 (Latigo Wind) 62.12016 [47] [48]
Milford Wind First Wind Beaver, Millard 38°32′09″N112°56′06″W / 38.5357°N 112.9350°W / 38.5357; -112.9350 (Milford Wind) 3062011 [49]
Spanish Fork Wind NRG Energy Utah 40°04′17″N111°34′56″W / 40.0714°N 111.5822°W / 40.0714; -111.5822 (Spanish Fork Wind) 18.92008 [50]
Tooele Army Depot Wind Tooele Army Depot Tooele 40°30′11″N112°22′14″W / 40.5030°N 112.3706°W / 40.5030; -112.3706 (Tooele) 1.72016 [51]

Solar photovoltaic

NameOperatorCountyCoordinatesCapacity
(MWAC)
Initially
opened
RefNote
Enterprise Solar Farm Swinerton Renewable Energy Iron 37°38′28″N113°36′45″W / 37.6411°N 113.6125°W / 37.6411; -113.6125 (Enterprise Solar) 802016 [52]
Escalante Solar Project Swinerton Renewable Energy Beaver 38°30′03″N113°01′48″W / 38.5008°N 113.0300°W / 38.5008; -113.0300 (Escalante Solar) 2402016 [52]
Fiddlers Canyon Solar Project SunEdison Iron 37°45′01″N113°15′13″W / 37.7503°N 113.2537°W / 37.7503; -113.2537 (Fiddlers Canyon Solar) 92016 [53]
Hunter Solar Project Swinerton Renewable Energy Emery 39°08′32″N111°03′04″W / 39.1422°N 111.0511°W / 39.1422; -111.0511 (Hunter Solar) 1002020 [54] [55]
Pavant Solar Project juwi Millard 39°09′16″N112°21′35″W / 39.1545°N 112.3598°W / 39.1545; -112.3598 (Pavant Solar) 1202016 [56] [57] [58] [59]
Quichapa Solar ProjectBrahma GroupIron 37°39′30″N113°13′00″W / 37.6582°N 113.2167°W / 37.6582; -113.2167 (Quichapa Solar) 92017 [60]
Red Hills Renewable Energy Park Swinerton Renewable EnergyIron 37°52′58″N112°54′15″W / 37.8828°N 112.9042°W / 37.8828; -112.9042 (Red Hills Solar) 802015 [61] [62] [63]
Rio Tinto Stadium Array Real Salt Lake Salt Lake 40°34′58″N111°53′36″W / 40.5829°N 111.8932°W / 40.5829; -111.8932 (Rio Tinto Solar) 2.02015 [64]
Sage Solar First Solar Rich 41°46′12″N111°03′36″W / 41.7700°N 111.0600°W / 41.7700; -111.0600 (Sage Solar) 57.62019 [65]
Seven Sisters Solar Project TerraForm Power Beaver and Ironvarious20.22016 [66] [67]
Three Cedars Solar Project Swinerton Renewable EnergyIron 37°43′16″N113°09′06″W / 37.7212°N 113.1516°W / 37.7212; -113.1516 (Three Cedars Solar) 2102016 [52]
Three Peaks Solar FacilitySwinerton Renewable EnergyIron 37°49′38″N113°08′14″W / 37.8271°N 113.1371°W / 37.8271; -113.1371 (Three Peaks Solar) 802016 [62] [68]
Graphite Solar 1Greenbacker Renewable EnergyCarbon39.5540°N, -110.7150°W802022 [69]

Nuclear power stations

Although there are currently no nuclear power stations in Utah, the Blue Castle Project is building the state's first nuclear power plant near Green River, Utah. It is projected to be completed in 2030. [71]

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