Salt Lake, Utah · Plant code 55622

West Valley Generation Project

West Valley Generation Project is a natural gas plant in Salt Lake, Utah. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

Primary fuel Natural Gas

Route-friendly label and badge.

Total capacity 215 MW

Plant nameplate capacity.

Annual generation 790,091 MWh

Annual output from imported EIA and EPA records.

Capacity factor 45%

A simple way to compare utilization.

Operations

Operations details

Sector Electric Utility

Utility, IPP, industrial, or commercial style ownership.

Status Operating

Current operating status in the imported records.

Online year 2,001

Useful for technology-vintage context.

Location West Valley City, Utah

County and state routing anchor.

Emissions

Emissions details

CO2 511,375 tons

Annual plant-level total.

SO2 3 tons

Annual sulfur dioxide.

NOx 61 tons

Annual nitrogen oxides.

CO2 rate 1,208 lbs/MWh

Emission intensity, when available.

Fuel mix

Generation by fuel at the site.

Natural Gas 790,091 MWh · 100% of generation

Ownership

Who owns the plant.

Owner Utah Municipal Power Agency

100%

Generators

Generator-level detail

Generator	Technology	Fuel	Capacity	Status	Online
U1	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Natural Gas	43 MW	Operating	2,002
U2	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Natural Gas	43 MW	Operating	2,002
U3	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Natural Gas	43 MW	Operating	2,001
U4	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Natural Gas	43 MW	Operating	2,001
U5	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Natural Gas	43 MW	Operating	2,002

Generation trend

Monthly output pattern

96,736 MWh

Jan

83,551 MWh

Feb

81,385 MWh

Mar

43,810 MWh

Apr

34,045 MWh

May

52,271 MWh

Jun

79,252 MWh

Jul

89,298 MWh

Aug

83,726 MWh

Sep

74,050 MWh

Oct

41,689 MWh

Nov

30,278 MWh

Dec

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