List of power stations in Utah

Biomass

Coal

As of 2016, there are six coal fired power plants generating 5,027MW of power.[2] PacifiCorp's Hunter plant, which generated 213MW, was decommissioned in 2015.

Name Operator County Capacity (MW) Initially opened
Bonanza Deseret Power Uintah 500 1986
Hunter PacifiCorp Emery 1,575 1978
Huntington PacifiCorp Emery 1,073 1974
Intermountain City of Los Angeles Millard 1,640 1986
Kennicott Kennecott Utah Copper Salt Lake 182 1943
Sunnyside Colmac Sunnyside Carbon 58 1993

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.[3]

Name Operator County Capacity (MW) 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

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Hydroelectric Plants[5]

Wind farms

Solar thermal plants

Nuclear plants

Although there are currently no nuclear power stations in Utah, an initiative to gain approval to construct the state's first nuclear power plant has been underway since 2007.[8]

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