54th largest plant in Utah · 5036th nationally
Byu Central Heating Plant is a natural gas power plant in Utah with a nameplate capacity of 16.5 MW. It generates roughly 110.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 10,525 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 76% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 1271 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Byu Central Heating Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Brigham Young University (Byu) |
| City | Provo |
| County | Utah County |
| State | Utah |
| ZIP | 84602 |
| Coordinates | 40.24724, -111.64620 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 16.5 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| CO₂ | 70.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 192 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1271 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pacificorp - East |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.