84th largest plant in Utah · 8991st nationally
Salt Lake Energy Systems is a biomass power plant in Utah with a nameplate capacity of 3.2 MW. It generates roughly 24.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,360 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 88% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation.
| Plant Name | Salt Lake Energy Systems |
|---|---|
| Operator | Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc |
| City | Salt Lake City |
| County | Salt Lake County |
| State | Utah |
| ZIP | 84104 |
| Coordinates | 40.74610, -112.03390 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit3 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| Unit1 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| Unit2 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dte Biomass | Ann Arbor, MI | 5000.0% |
| Les Project Holdings Llc | Novi, MI | 5000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| SO₂ | 5 metric tons |
|---|
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 |
Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.