List of power stations in Utah
Biomass
- Beaver
Coal
Name | Operator | County | Capacity | Initially opened | Ref | Notes |
Bonanza | Deseret Power | Uintah | 500 | 1986 | Scheduled to shutdown in 2030. | |
Hunter | PacifiCorp | Emery | 1,320 | 1978 | ||
Huntington | PacifiCorp | Emery | 1,073 | 1974 | ||
Intermountain | City of Los Angeles | Millard | 1,640 | 1986 | California cities will no longer use coal by 2025 causing plant to shutdown or convert to natural gas. | |
Sunnyside | Colmac Sunnyside | Carbon | 58 | 1993 |
Name | Operator | County | Capacity | Initially opened | Closed | Ref |
Desert Power Plant | DQ Holdings | Magcorp, Tooele | 43 | 1999 | 2008 | |
Carbon | PacifiCorp | Carbon | 213 | 1954 | 2015 | |
Kennecott | Kennecott Utah Copper | Salt Lake | 100 | 1943 | 2016 | |
Kennecott | Kennecott Utah Copper | Salt Lake | 75 | 1960 | 2019 |
Oil-fired
As of 2015, there are three plants producing 28MW of power. All three plants are located in the South-West corner of Utah. There have been five plants shutdown in the last 20 years.Name | Operator | County | Capacity | Initially opened |
Hurricane City Power | Hurricane | Washington | 4 | 1999 |
St. George/Redrock | St. George | Washington | 14 | 1987 |
Bloomington | St. George | Washington | 10 | 1999 |
Natural gas
As of 2015, there are 2807MW of generating capacity at 23 plants.Name | Operator | County | Capacity | Initially opened | Ref |
Currant Creek | PacifiCorp | Juab | 550 | 2005 | |
Gadsby | PacifiCorp | Salt Lake | 353 | 1987 | |
Lake Side | PacifiCorp | Utah | 1203 | 2007 | |
Millcreek | St George Water and Energy Services | Washington | 80 | 2007 | |
Nebo Power Station | Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems | Utah | 150 | 2004 | |
West Valley Generation Project | Utah Municipal Power Agency | Salt Lake | 189 | 2002 |
Nuclear
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.Hydroelectric
Name | Operator | County | Capacity | Initially opened | Ref |
Echo Park Dam | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation | Uintah | 200 | Proposed | |
Flaming Gorge Dam | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation | Uintah | 152 | 1964 | |
Cutler Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District | Pacificorp | Box Elder | 30 | 1924 | |
Jordanelle Dam Hydro | Central Utah Water Conservancy District | Wasatch | 12.6 | 2008 | |
Olmstead Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District | Rocky Mountain Power | Utah | 10.3 | 1904 | |
Deer Creek Dam Hydro | Provo River Water Users Association | Wasatch | 5 | 1958 | |
Pioneer Penstock Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District | Pacificorp | Weber | 5 | 1897 | |
Little Cottonwood Hydro | City of Murray | Salt Lake | 4.8 | 1983 | |
Echo Dam Hydro | City of Bountiful | Summit | 4.4 | 1987 | |
Devil's Gate-Weber Hydroelectric Power Plant | Pacificorp | Wasatch | 3.85 | 1910 | |
Spanish Fork Hydro | Strawberry Water Users Association | Utah | 3.6 | 1983 | |
Granite Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District | Rocky Mountain Power | Salt Lake | 2 | 1897 | |
Pineview Dam Hydro | City of Bountiful | Weber | 1.8 | 1991 | |
Stairs Station Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District | Rocky Mountain Power | Salt Lake | 1.2 | 1895 | |
Upper American Fork Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District | Rocky Mountain Power | Utah | 1.0 | 1906 |
Geothermal
Name | Operator | County | Capacity | Initially opened | Ref |
Blundell Geothermal Facility | Pacificorp | Beaver | 34 | 1984 | |
Cove Fort Geothermal Power Plant | Enel Green Power | Beaver | 25 | 2013 | |
Thermo No. 1 Geothermal Project | Cyrq Energy | Beaver | 14 | 2008 |
Wind
Name | Operator | County | Capacity | Initially opened | Ref |
Milford Wind | First Wind | Beaver, Millard | 306 | 2011 | |
Latigo Wind Park | San Juan | 62.1 | 2016 | ||
Spanish Fork Wind | NRG Energy | Utah | 18.9 | 2008 | |
Tooele Army Depot Wind | Tooele Army Depot | Tooele | 1.7 | 2016 |
Solar photovoltaic
The following list emphasizes operating solar photovoltaic plants in Utah that are 10 MW or larger.To update and expand this list, search the Energy Information Administration's plant-level data set by visiting the .
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Name | Operator | County | Capacity | Initially opened | Ref |
Escalante Solar Project | Swinerton Renewable Energy | Beaver | 240 | 2016 | |
Three Cedars Solar Project | Swinerton Renewable Energy | Iron | 210 | 2016 | |
Enterprise Solar Farm | Swinerton Renewable Energy | Iron | 80 | 2016 | |
Pavant Solar Project | juwi | Millard | 120 | 2016 | |
Red Hills Renewable Energy Park | Swinerton Renewable Energy | Iron | 80 | 2015 | |
Three Peaks Solar Facility | Swinerton Renewable Energy | Iron | 80 | 2016 | |
Seven Sisters Solar Project | TerraForm Power | Beaver, Iron | 20.2 | 2016 | |
Fiddlers Canyon Solar Project | Iron | 9 | 2016 | ||
Quichapa Solar Project | Iron | 9 | 2017 |
- Rio Tinto Stadium, 2.02 MW
- Natural Bridges National Monument Solar Power System, 50 kW
Solar thermal
- Salt Lake