67th largest plant in Utah · 6568th nationally
Snowbird Power Plant is a natural gas power plant in Utah with a nameplate capacity of 6.5 MW. It generates roughly 14.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,370 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 25% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1010 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Snowbird Power Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Snowbird Corporation |
| City | Snowbird |
| County | Salt Lake County |
| State | Utah |
| ZIP | 84092 |
| Coordinates | 40.58337, -111.65390 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1258 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| 1260 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| 1138 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.5 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| 1367 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.6 MW | Retired | 1986 |
| 1391 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.6 MW | Retired | 1986 |
| 1392 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.6 MW | Retired | 1986 |
| CO₂ | 7.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 165 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1010 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.