12th largest plant in Utah · 2025th nationally
Nebo Power Station is a natural gas power plant in Utah with a nameplate capacity of 140 MW. It generates roughly 825.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 78,610 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 67% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 919 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 (140 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 | Nebo Power Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Utah Associated Mun Power Sys |
| City | Payson |
| County | Utah County |
| State | Utah |
| ZIP | 84651 |
| Coordinates | 40.06140, -111.72940 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 75.0 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 65.0 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| CO₂ | 379.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 120 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 919 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.