Bonanza
Coal power plant in Uintah County, Utah. 512 MW of nameplate capacity across 2 generators, operated by Deseret Generation & Tran Coop.
Also known as EIA plant 7790
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 512 MWCoal 499.5 · Solar 12.5
- Generators
- 2 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- May 1986First generator online
- Operator
- Deseret Generation & Tran CoopEIA operator ID 40230
- Grid
- PACEBalancing authority PACE
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Uintah County, UT40.0864, −109.2844
- EIA plant ID
- 7790EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Bonanza produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
2.54 TWh
2,536,559 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
56.6%
2024: 71.9%
January to July 2026
876 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2015 to 2025
2.5–3.7
TWh a year. Low 2025, high 2019
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,940,187 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2001 | 3,935,496 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2002 | 3,923,323 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2003 | 3,516,366 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2004 | 3,737,546 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2005 | 3,716,271 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2006 | 3,895,543 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2007 | 3,450,695 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2008 | 641,109 | Not reported | 2 of 12 |
| 2009 | 624,997 | Not reported | 2 of 12 |
| 2010 | 3,606,011 | 82.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 3,306,393 | 75.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 3,090,433 | 70.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 3,509,374 | 80.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 289,480 | 86.2% | 1 of 12 |
| 2015 | 3,406,721 | 77.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 3,063,497 | 69.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 3,400,612 | 77.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 3,654,103 | 83.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 3,737,947 | 85.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 3,257,581 | 74.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 2,916,083 | 66.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 3,450,643 | 78.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 2,227,539 | Not reported | 8 of 12 |
| 2024 | 2,975,638 | 71.9% | 11 of 12 |
| 2025 | 2,536,559 | 56.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 875,938 | 33.6% | 7 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
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Emissions
Free · EPA CAMPDCO₂, 2025
2.77M
US short tons. 2024: 3.52M
SO₂, 2025
515
US short tons
NOx, 2025
3,343
US short tons
CO₂ per MWh, calculated
1.09 t
About 2,184 lb per MWh
1 of 1 EPA units reported CO₂ in 2025 (1-1), matched to EIA plant 7790 through the EPA–EIA crosswalk. The per-MWh rate is EPA CO₂ divided by EIA-923 net generation. The two reporting boundaries can differ.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSWithdrawal, 2024
1,138
million gallons
Consumption, 2024
1,138
million gallons
Source
Green River
Surface, Fresh. Induced-draft tower
Watershed stress
Very low/none · 0.087
USGS SUI, HUC12 Kennedy Wash
12 of 12 cooling months report withdrawal. SUI of the HUC12 containing the plant. Blank volumes are unreported, not zero.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | 499.5 | May 1986 |
| 4 | Solar Photovoltaic | 12.5 | May 2023 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Deseret Generation & Tran Coop as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Generation potential vs reported
Monthly potential at seasonal net capability, next to EIA-923 output. Shows how much of the plant's capability was used.
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Questions about Bonanza
How much power does Bonanza produce?
Bonanza reported 2,536,559 MWh (2.54 TWh) of net generation in 2025, a 56.6% capacity factor on 512 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 876 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Bonanza?
Bonanza is in Uintah County, Utah, at 40.0864, −109.2844. It is in the PacifiCorp - East balancing area (PACE).
Who operates Bonanza?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Deseret Generation & Tran Coop as the operator (EIA operator ID 40230). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Bonanza start operating?
Its first generator began operating in May 1986, according to EIA-860M.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- EPA CAMPD annual emissions through the EPA–EIA crosswalk, 1995 to 2025
- EIA-923 cooling water 2024 and the USGS surface water supply and use index, Water years 2010-2020 (Oct 2009 to Sep 2020), mean of monthly values
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page