103rd largest plant in Idaho · 6807th nationally
Byui Central Energy Facility is a natural gas power plant in Idaho with a nameplate capacity of 5.6 MW. It generates roughly 39.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 3,766 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 81% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation. At 604 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Byui Central Energy Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Brigham Young Univ Idaho |
| City | Rexburg |
| County | Madison County |
| State | Idaho |
| ZIP | 83460 |
| Coordinates | 43.81694, -111.78583 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST601 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 5.6 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| CO₂ | 12.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 33 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 604 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.