4th largest plant in Utah · 310th nationally
Huntington is a coal power plant in Utah with a nameplate capacity of 1,016 MW. It generates roughly 3.4M MWh per year — enough to power about 323,893 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 38% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2387 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (1,016 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Huntington |
|---|---|
| Operator | Pacificorp |
| City | Huntington |
| County | Emery County |
| State | Utah |
| ZIP | 84528 |
| Coordinates | 39.37920, -111.07810 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 518 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 498 MW | Operating | 1977 |
| CO₂ | 4.1M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1.1k metric tons |
| NOₓ | 3.8k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2387 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 |
Coal plants burn pulverized coal to boil water and spin steam turbines. They emit substantial CO₂, SO₂, and NOₓ along with mercury and particulate matter. Modern units include scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction; older units are increasingly being retired or converted to natural gas as economics shift.