50th largest plant in Utah · 4367th nationally
Cove Fort is a geothermal power plant in Utah with a nameplate capacity of 25.0 MW. It generates roughly 155.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 14,764 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 71% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Cove Fort |
|---|---|
| Operator | Ormat Cove Fort Llc |
| City | Cove Fort |
| County | Beaver County |
| State | Utah |
| ZIP | 84713 |
| Coordinates | 38.56028, -112.58111 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-G1A | Geothermal | Geothermal | 12.5 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| 2-GIA | Geothermal | Geothermal | 12.5 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pacificorp - East |
Geothermal plants tap heat from underground reservoirs to spin steam turbines. They provide carbon-free baseload power with very high capacity factors, but they only work where hot rock is accessible — primarily in the western U.S.