65th largest plant in Utah · 6394th nationally
Htw Plant 303 Cogen is a natural gas power plant in Utah with a nameplate capacity of 7.4 MW. It generates roughly 46.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,378 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 71% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 613 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Htw Plant 303 Cogen |
|---|---|
| Operator | The University Of Utah |
| City | Salt Lake City |
| County | Salt Lake County |
| State | Utah |
| ZIP | 84112 |
| Coordinates | 40.76306, -111.84167 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.4 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| CO₂ | 14.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 39 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 613 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.