68th largest plant in Utah · 6680th nationally
Washington City Electric Generation is a natural gas power plant in Utah with a nameplate capacity of 6.0 MW. It generates roughly 4.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 389 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 8% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1248 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Washington City Electric Generation |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Washington - (Ut) |
| City | Washington |
| County | Washington County |
| State | Utah |
| ZIP | 84780 |
| Coordinates | 37.15500, -113.43917 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| 9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| CO₂ | 2.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 59 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.