3rd largest plant in Utah · 217th nationally
Lake Side Power Plant is a natural gas power plant in Utah with a nameplate capacity of 1,247 MW. It generates roughly 6.5M MWh per year — enough to power about 614,726 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 59% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 852 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 (1,247 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 | Lake Side Power Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Pacificorp |
| City | Vineyard |
| County | Utah County |
| State | Utah |
| ZIP | 84058 |
| Coordinates | 40.33167, -111.75417 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 284 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| ST01 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 226 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| CT21 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 185 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| CT22 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 185 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| CT01 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 183 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| CT02 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 183 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| CO₂ | 2.8M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 14 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 150 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 852 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.