53rd largest plant in Utah · 5032nd nationally
Heber City is a natural gas power plant in Utah with a nameplate capacity of 16.7 MW. It generates roughly 22.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,123 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 15% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1309 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Heber City |
|---|---|
| Operator | Heber Light & Power Company |
| City | Heber City |
| County | Wasatch County |
| State | Utah |
| ZIP | 84032 |
| Coordinates | 40.50368, -111.42525 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| 12 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.3 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| 14 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.2 MW | Operating | 2024 |
| 11 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.9 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.9 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| NA10 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.9 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| NA9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.9 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| NA8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.6 MW | Retired | 1991 |
| 15 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.5 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| NA7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.5 MW | Retired | 1996 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.4 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.4 MW | Retired | 2004 |
| NA5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.7 MW | Retired | 1990 |
| NA6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.7 MW | Retired | 2001 |
| NA1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.6 MW | Retired | 1987 |
| NA2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.6 MW | Retired | 1987 |
| NA3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.6 MW | Retired | 1987 |
| NA4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.6 MW | Retired | 1987 |
| CO₂ | 14.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 333 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1309 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.