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Biomass
Coal
As of 2017, there are six coal fired power plants generating 4,921MW of power.[2]
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.[11]
Natural gas
As of 2015, there are 2807MW of generating capacity at 23 plants.[12]
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.[18]
Hydroelectric
Geothermal
Wind
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 Electrity Data Browser . Alternatively, view the Solar Industry Association's Major Solar Projects List .
Solar thermal
See also
References
^ a b "Table 5.7 Biomass, Wind, Solar, and Other Power Plants in Utah" (PDF) . EIA, Electric Generating Capacity, 2012 - Form EIA-860 . Utah Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 April 2014 .
^ "Industry Cards for Coal-fired Plants in Utah" (PDF) . Utah Geological Survey. July 28, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016 .
^ "Will deal mean 'early retirement' for Utah power plant?" . Salt Lake Tribune . October 6, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2017 .
^ "Hunter Plant" (PDF) . PacificCorp. 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2017 .
^ "Hunington Plant" (PDF) . PacificCorp. 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2017 .
^ "Change at power giant will be felt from Utah to L.A." Salt Lake Tribune . July 1, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2017 .
^ "About Colmac Sunnyside, Inc" . ACI Energy. Retrieved February 21, 2017 .
^ "Carbon Plant" (PDF) . Pacific Corp. Retrieved February 17, 2017 .
^ "Kennecott to decommission 3 of 4 Magna coal-fired power units" . Deseret News . October 27, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2017 .
^ "Good news for Salt Lake Valley's air: Kennecott to close its last coal plant, shift to renewable energy" . The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved 2019-08-29 .
^ http://files.geology.utah.gov/emp/energydata/statistics/electricity5.0/pdf/T5.3.pdf
^ "CCGT Plants in the Western USA" . The Power Plants Around the World Photo Gallery. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2014 .
^ "Currant Creek Generation Facility" (PDF) . PacifiCorp. 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2017 .
^ "Gadsby Generation Facility" (PDF) . 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2017 .
^ "Lake Side 1 and Lake Side 2 Generation Facilities" (PDF) . PacifiCorp. 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2017 .
^ "Nebo Power Plant is Dedicated" . Deseret News . July 28, 2004. Retrieved February 21, 2017 .
^ "FERC okays sale of 189-MW West Valley plant to Utah Municipal Power Agency" . r GenerationHub. July 29, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2017 .
^ Stoddard, Patsy (January 24, 2017). "Update on the Nuclear Power Plant for Green River" . Emery County Progress . Castle Dale, Utah . Archived from the original on February 9, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017 .
^ Cosco, Jon M. (1995). Echo Park: Struggle for Preservation . Boulder, Colorado: Johnson Books. p. 23. ISBN 1-55566-140-8 .
^ "Flaming Gorge Unit" . U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved March 12, 2019 .
^ "Cutler Hydroelectric Project" . Pacificorp. Retrieved March 12, 2019 .
^ "Jordanelle: Developing New Hydro at an Existing Dam" . Hydro World. April 1, 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2019 .
^ "Small Hydroelectric Projects in the Rocky Mountains" (PDF) . Pacificorp. Retrieved March 12, 2019 .
^ Genelle Pugmire (September 20, 2018). "Old Olmsted hydroelectric plant gets new spark of energy in Orem" . Daily Herald. Retrieved March 12, 2019 .
^ "Deer Creek Power Plant" . Provo River Water Users Association. Retrieved March 12, 2019 .
^ "Pioneer Penstock Hydroelectric Project" . Pacificorp. Retrieved March 12, 2019 .
^ "Little Cottonwood Hydro Power Plant" . globalenergyobservatory. Retrieved March 12, 2019 .
^ "Echo Dam Hydro Power Plant" . globalenergyobservatory. Retrieved March 12, 2019 .
^ "Weber River Hydroelectric Project" . Pacificorp. Retrieved March 12, 2019 .
^ "Spanish Fork Hydro Power Plant" . globalenergyobservatory. Retrieved March 12, 2019 .
^ "Small Hydroelectric Projects in the Rocky Mountains" (PDF) . Pacificorp. Retrieved March 12, 2019 .
^ "Pine View Dam Hydro Power Plant" . globalenergyobservatory.org. Retrieved March 12, 2019 .
^ "Small Hydroelectric Projects in the Rocky Mountains" (PDF) . Pacificorp. Retrieved March 12, 2019 .
^ Caleb Warnock (December 19, 2007). "PacifiCorp removes hydroelectric dam from American Fork River" . Daily Herald. Retrieved February 21, 2017 .
^ "Blundell Geothermal Facility" . Pacificorp. Retrieved March 14, 2019 .
^ "The Cove Fort Geothermal Power Plant Starts Operation in Utah" . Enel Green Power. November 27, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2019 .
^ Steven Oberbeck (September 27, 2011). "Raser says it's victim of $100 million 'joke' " . Retrieved March 14, 2019 .
^ Charles E. Levy (October 20, 2011). "Lessons Learned from Raser Technologies Revolutionary Project" . breakingenergy.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019 .
^ "Cyrq Energy Inc. Thermo No. 1 Geothermal Project" . Marathon Capital. January 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2019 .
^ "Cyrq Energy Inc" . Retrieved March 14, 2019 .
^ First Wind project page
^ "sPower Purchases First Wind Project" . power-eng.com. June 22, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2019 .
^ "sPower's Latigo Wind Park Commissioned in Utah" . power-eng.com. April 1, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2019 .
^ Wind Power in Utah
^ "Second Wind Turbine Brings Tooele Army Depot Closer to Net Zero Energy" . U.S. Army. April 18, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2019 .
^ a b c "530 MW-AC of solar projects come online in Utah" . pv-magazine-usa.com. November 3, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2019 .
^ "Pavant Solar" . juwi. Retrieved March 11, 2019 .
^ "Pavant Solar 2" . juwi. Retrieved March 11, 2019 .
^ "Pavant Solar 3" . juwi. Retrieved March 11, 2019 .
^ "PSEG's 50-MW Pavant Solar II Project in Utah to Start in Sept" . power-eng.com. June 15, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2019 .
^ "Largest Solar Project in Utah Coming to Iron County" . thespectrum.com. August 21, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2019 .
^ a b "Scatec Solar Completes Utahs First Utility Scale 104 MW Solar Plant" . scatecsolar.com. November 12, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2019 .
^ "Scatec Solar Offloads Utah Red Hills Solar Plant" . solarindustymag.com. December 29, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2019 .
^ "Energy/Industrial Best Project: Three Peaks Solar" . ENR Mountain States. October 18, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2019 .
^ "SunEdison Breaks Ground On 22.6 MW Seven Sisters Solar Power Plants In Utah" . April 8, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2019 .
^ "Seven Sisters Projects Come to Stellar Completion" . November 13, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2019 .
^ "Fiddlers Canyon Solar" . Mccarthy. Retrieved March 11, 2019 .
^ "Quichapa Sites 1,2&3" . Brahma Group. November 3, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2019 .
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