63rd largest plant in Utah · 5945th nationally
Payson is a natural gas power plant in Utah with a nameplate capacity of 9.7 MW. It generates roughly 5 MWh per year — enough to power about 0 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 30719 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Payson |
|---|---|
| Operator | Payson City Corporation |
| City | Payson |
| County | Utah County |
| State | Utah |
| ZIP | 84651 |
| Coordinates | 40.06084, -111.73023 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86-1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.6 MW | Operating | 1988 |
| 86-2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.6 MW | Operating | 1988 |
| 86-3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Retired | 1995 |
| 86-3C | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.4 MW | Under Construction | — |
| 86-4C | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.4 MW | Under Construction | — |
| 86-5C | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.4 MW | Under Construction | — |
| 86-6C | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.4 MW | Under Construction | — |
| 86-7C | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.4 MW | Under Construction | — |
| 86-8C | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.4 MW | Under Construction | — |
| 86-4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Retired | 1995 |
| CO₂ | 77 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 30719 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.