41st largest plant in Utah · 3705th nationally
Us Magnesium is a natural gas power plant in Utah with a nameplate capacity of 48.0 MW. It generates roughly 102 MWh per year — enough to power about 9 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 667 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Us Magnesium |
|---|---|
| Operator | Us Magnesium |
| City | Rowley |
| County | Tooele County |
| State | Utah |
| ZIP | 84029 |
| Coordinates | 40.91333, -112.73389 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 30.0 MW | Cancelled | — |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 16.0 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 16.0 MW | Out of Service | 1972 |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 16.0 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| CO₂ | 34 metric tons |
|---|---|
| CO₂ Rate | 667 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.