47th largest plant in Utah · 4153rd nationally
Tesoro Slc Cogeneration Plant is a natural gas power plant in Utah with a nameplate capacity of 30.4 MW. It generates roughly 139.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 13,267 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 52% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 1248 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Tesoro Slc Cogeneration Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Tesoro Refng Marketing Co Mntn Region |
| City | Salt Lake City |
| County | Salt Lake County |
| State | Utah |
| ZIP | 84103 |
| Coordinates | 40.79310, -111.90380 |
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 Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 15.2 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 15.2 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Marathon Petroleum Company Lp | Findlay, OH | 10000.0% |
| Caterpillar Financial Services | Nashville, TN | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 87.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 238 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1248 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.