46th largest plant in Utah · 4137th nationally
Whitehead is a natural gas power plant in Utah with a nameplate capacity of 31.0 MW. It generates roughly 9.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 907 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 4% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1298 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Whitehead |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Springville - (Ut) |
| City | Springville |
| County | Utah County |
| State | Utah |
| ZIP | 84663 |
| Coordinates | 40.18170, -111.62030 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 7.0 MW | Operating | 1986 |
| K2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 7.0 MW | Operating | 1986 |
| K3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 7.0 MW | Retired | 2000 |
| K4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 5.0 MW | Retired | 2002 |
| K3CAT | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 2024 |
| K4CAT | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 2024 |
| K5CAT | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 2024 |
| K6CAT | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| K7CAT | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| CO₂ | 6.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 137 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1298 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.