Power plants in Utah
126 operating power projects with 12,258 MW of nameplate capacity, from EIA-860M for August 2026.
Projects
126
Nameplate capacity
12,258 MW
Counties with a plant
25
Operators
80
Capacity by fuel
Natural gas · 4,053 MW · 23Solar · 3,454 MW · 58Coal · 3,045 MW · 4Battery storage · 920 MW · 1Wind · 387 MW · 4Hydro · 262 MW · 28Other fuels · 137 MW · 8
MW is nameplate from operating generators and batteries. Plant counts use each project's primary fuel, so a coal and gas plant counts once.
Largest power plants in Utah
Top 50 · All 126 plants| Plant | Primary fuel | MW | County | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter | Coal | 1,472 | Emery | PacifiCorp |
| Lake Side Power Plant | Natural gas | 1,247 | Utah | PacifiCorp |
| Intermountain Power Project | Natural gas | 1,093 | Millard | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power |
| Huntington | Coal | 1,016 | Emery | PacifiCorp |
| Green River Energy Center - Hybrid | Solar and battery storage | 800 | Emery | Green River Energy Center, LLC |
| Currant Creek | Natural gas | 567 | Juab | PacifiCorp |
| Faraday Solar | Solar | 525 | Utah | Faraday Solar B LLC |
| Bonanza | Coal | 512 | Uintah | Deseret Generation & Tran Coop |
| Gadsby | Natural gas | 433 | Salt Lake | PacifiCorp |
| West Valley Generation Project | Natural gas | 217 | Salt Lake | Utah Municipal Power Agency |
Utah power plants by fuel
Newest plants in Utah
Ordered by the month the first generator began operating.
Green River Energy Center - HybridSolar · 800 MW · Emery County · June 2026Logan City 2Natural gas · 10 MW · Cache County · April 2026Swire Coca-Cola DraperSolar · 3.7 MW · Salt Lake County · January 2026Dominguez Energy StorageBattery storage · 200 MW · Salt Lake County · December 2025Intermountain Power ProjectNatural gas · 1,093.2 MW · Millard County · October 2025Faraday SolarSolar · 525 MW · Utah County · September 2025
Counties with the most capacity
Largest operators in Utah
PacifiCorp11 plants · 4,814 MW
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power1 plant · 1,093 MW
Clearway Renewable Operation & Maintenance LLC7 plants · 850 MW
Green River Energy Center, LLC1 plant · 800 MW
Deseret Generation & Tran Coop2 plants · 527 MW
Grouped by EIA operator name. Parent companies are not merged.
All 126 plants in Utah, by county
Beaver County 18 plants
- Milford Wind Corridor I LLC Wind · 203.5 MW
- Escalante Solar I, LLC Solar · 160 MW
- Milford Wind Corridor Stage II LLC Wind · 102 MW
- Milford Solar 1 Solar · 99 MW
- Escalante Solar II, LLC Solar · 80 MW
- Escalante Solar III, LLC Solar · 80 MW
- Blundell Geothermal · 38.1 MW
- Cove Fort Geothermal · 25 MW
- Thermo No 1 Geothermal · 14 MW
- Smithfield 1 Solar · 5 MW
- Milford Flat Solar Plant Solar · 3 MW
- Laho Solar Plant Solar · 3 MW
- Granite Peak Solar Plant Solar · 3 MW
- Milford 2 Solar · 3 MW
- South Milford Solar Plant Solar · 2.9 MW
- Upper Beaver Hydro · 2.5 MW
- Greenville Solar Plant Solar · 2.2 MW
- Smithfield 3 Solar · 2 MW
Box Elder County 5 plants
- Rocket Solar, LLC Solar · 80 MW
- Steel Solar LLC Solar · 80 MW
- Cutler Hydro Hydro · 30 MW
- SF Auto T1 Solar · 3.1 MW
- Brigham City Hydro · 1.8 MW
Cache County 5 plants
- Logan City Natural gas · 15.9 MW
- Logan City 2 Natural gas · 10 MW
- Hydro II Hydro · 6.6 MW
- Central Energy Plant USU Natural gas · 5 MW
- Hydro III Hydro · 1.4 MW
Carbon County 2 plants
- Graphite Solar I Solar · 80 MW
- Sunnyside Cogen Associates Coal · 58.1 MW
Daggett County 1 plant
- Flaming Gorge Hydro · 151.8 MW
Davis County 2 plants
- Bountiful City Natural gas · 30.4 MW
- Weber State University - Davis Campus PV Solar · 1.3 MW
Duchesne County 1 plant
- Uintah Hydro · 1.2 MW
Emery County 7 plants
- Hunter Coal · 1,472.2 MW
- Huntington Coal · 1,015.5 MW
- Green River Energy Center - Hybrid Solar · 800 MW
- Hornshadow Solar II, LLC Solar · 200 MW
- Hunter Solar LLC (UT) Solar · 100 MW
- Hornshadow Solar, LLC Solar · 100 MW
- Castle Solar, LLC Solar · 40 MW
Garfield County 1 plant
- Boulder Hydro · 4.2 MW
Iron County 18 plants
- Appaloosa Solar I Solar · 200 MW
- Enterprise Solar, LLC Solar · 160 MW
- Iron Springs Solar, LLC Solar · 160 MW
- Granite Mountain Solar East, LLC Solar · 160 MW
- Cove Mountain Solar 2 Solar · 122 MW
- Utah Red Hills Renewable Energy Park Solar · 80 MW
- Three Peaks Power Solar · 80 MW
- Cove Mountain Solar Solar · 58 MW
- Granite Mountain Solar West, LLC Solar · 50.4 MW
- Beryl Solar Plant Solar · 3 MW
- Cedar Valley Solar Plant Solar · 3 MW
- Buckhorn Solar Plant Solar · 3 MW
- Fiddler's Canyon #2 Solar · 3 MW
- Fiddler's Canyon #1 Solar · 3 MW
- Fiddler's Canyon 3 Solar · 3 MW
- Quichapa 1 Solar · 3 MW
- Quichapa 2 Solar · 3 MW
- Quichapa 3 Solar · 3 MW
Juab County 2 plants
- Currant Creek Natural gas · 566.9 MW
- Clover Creek Solar Community Solar Solar · 80 MW
Millard County 4 plants
- Intermountain Power Project Natural gas · 1,093.2 MW
- Pavant Solar, LLC Solar · 50 MW
- Pavant Solar II LLC Solar · 50 MW
- Pavant Solar III Solar · 20 MW
Morgan County 1 plant
- Gateway Hydro · 4 MW
Rich County 1 plant
- Sage Solar I-III Solar · 57.6 MW
Salt Lake County 16 plants
- Gadsby Natural gas · 432.8 MW
- West Valley Generation Project Natural gas · 217 MW
- Dominguez Energy Storage Battery storage · 200 MW
- Murray Turbine Natural gas · 42 MW
- Kennecott Power Plant Other fuels · 38.2 MW
- Tesoro SLC Cogeneration Plant Natural gas · 30.4 MW
- Copperton Solar Plant No. 1 Solar · 30 MW
- HTW Plant 303 COGEN Natural gas · 7.4 MW
- Snowbird Power Plant Natural gas · 6.5 MW
- Trans-Jordan Generating Station Landfill gas · 4.8 MW
- Little Cottonwood Hydro · 4.8 MW
- Swire Coca-Cola Draper Solar · 3.7 MW
- Salt Lake Energy Systems Landfill gas · 3.2 MW
- Granite Hydro · 2 MW
- Salt Palace Solar Gen Plant Solar · 1.3 MW
- Stairs Hydro · 1 MW
San Juan County 2 plants
- Red Mesa Solar Project Solar · 72 MW
- Latigo Wind Park Wind · 62.1 MW
Sanpete County 5 plants
- Hydro Plant No 3 Hydro · 2.8 MW
- Gunnison Solar Solar · 1.5 MW
- Unit 4 Hydro · 1.3 MW
- Manti Lower Hydro · 1.2 MW
- Manti Upper Hydro · 1 MW
Sevier County 1 plant
- Sigurd Solar LLC Solar · 80 MW
Tooele County 3 plants
- Elektron Solar, LLC Solar · 80 MW
- Horseshoe Solar, LLC Solar · 75 MW
- Tooele Army Depot(CSG) Solar · 1.5 MW
Uintah County 1 plant
- Bonanza Coal · 512 MW
Utah County 11 plants
- Lake Side Power Plant Natural gas · 1,246.5 MW
- Faraday Solar Solar · 525 MW
- Nebo Power Station Natural gas · 140 MW
- Whitehead Natural gas · 26.5 MW
- Payson Natural gas · 19.6 MW
- Spanish Fork Wind Park 2 LLC Wind · 18.9 MW
- BYU Central Heating Plant Natural gas · 16.5 MW
- Provo Power Plant Natural gas · 12 MW
- Spanish Fork Community Solar Solar · 4 MW
- Spanish Fork Hydro · 3.6 MW
- Bartholomew Hydro · 1 MW
Wasatch County 5 plants
- Heber City Natural gas · 17.5 MW
- Jordanelle Dam Hydroelectric Project Hydro · 13 MW
- Deer Creek (UT) Hydro · 4.8 MW
- Lake Creek Dam Hydro · 1.5 MW
- Snake Creek Hydro · 1.2 MW
Washington County 8 plants
- Millcreek Power Generation Natural gas · 80 MW
- Solomon Generating Facility Natural gas · 14.9 MW
- Bloomington Power Plant Oil · 10.2 MW
- Hurricane City Power Natural gas · 10 MW
- Veyo Heat Recovery Project Other fuels · 9.5 MW
- Washington City Electric Generation Natural gas · 6 MW
- Quail Creek Hydro Plant #1 Hydro · 2.3 MW
- Bloomington Solar I Solar · 2 MW
Weber County 4 plants
- Pioneer Hydro · 5 MW
- Weber Hydro · 3.8 MW
- SF Auto O1 Solar · 3.4 MW
- Causey Hydro · 2.2 MW
Questions about power plants in Utah
How many power plants are in Utah?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists 126 operating power projects in Utah, with 12,258 MW of nameplate capacity including batteries.
What is the largest power plant in Utah?
Hunter in Emery County, with 1,472.2 MW of nameplate capacity. The next largest is Lake Side Power Plant, with 1,246.5 MW.
How much of Utah's capacity is solar?
3,454 MW, about 28% of nameplate capacity. 58 projects have solar as their primary fuel.
Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources