56th largest plant in Utah · 5126th nationally
Hurricane City Power is a natural gas power plant in Utah with a nameplate capacity of 15.1 MW. It generates roughly 3.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 328 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 3% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1710 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Hurricane City Power |
|---|---|
| Operator | Hurricane City Power |
| City | Hurricane |
| County | Washington County |
| State | Utah |
| ZIP | 84737 |
| Coordinates | 37.18556, -113.29750 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Regulatory | — |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.7 MW | Standby | 2001 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.7 MW | Standby | 1999 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.7 MW | Standby | 1999 |
| CO₂ | 3.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 56 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1710 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.