61st largest plant in Utah · 5400th nationally
Provo Power Plant is a natural gas power plant in Utah with a nameplate capacity of 12.0 MW. It generates roughly 7.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 678 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 7% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1172 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Provo Power Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Utah Municipal Power Agency |
| City | Provo |
| County | Utah County |
| State | Utah |
| ZIP | 84601 |
| Coordinates | 40.24270, -111.66298 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.4 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.4 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.4 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.4 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.4 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| CO₂ | 4.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 84 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1172 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.