Power Plants in Salt Lake County, Utah

Salt Lake County, Utah has 17 power plants totaling 796 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants17operating sites
Capacity796 MWnameplate
Generation1.4M MWhannual
CO₂864.1kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 92%Other Fossil 5%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
GadsbySalt Lake CityNatural Gas433 MWPacificorp
West Valley Generation ProjectWest Valley CityNatural Gas217 MWUtah Municipal Power Agency
Murray TurbineMurrayNatural Gas42.0 MWCity Of Murray - (Ut)
Kennecott Power PlantMagnaOther Fossil38.2 MWKennecott Utah Copper
Tesoro Slc Cogeneration PlantSalt Lake CityNatural Gas30.4 MWTesoro Refng Marketing Co Mntn Region
Htw Plant 303 CogenSalt Lake CityNatural Gas7.4 MWThe University Of Utah
Snowbird Power PlantSnowbirdNatural Gas6.5 MWSnowbird Corporation
Copperton Solar Plant No. 1Bingham CanyonSolar5.0 MWKennecott Utah Copper
Little CottonwoodSandyHydroelectric4.8 MWCity Of Murray - (Ut)
Trans-Jordan Generating StationSouth JordanBiomass4.8 MWEnergy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
Salt Lake Energy SystemsSalt Lake CityBiomass3.2 MWNextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
GraniteSalt Lake CityHydroelectric2.0 MWPacificorp
Salt Palace Solar Gen PlantSalt Lake CitySolar1.3 MWWasatch View Solar Llc
StairsSalt Lake CityHydroelectric1.0 MWPacificorp
Murray CityMurrayNatural Gas— MWCity Of Murray - (Ut)
Ebay - South JordanSouth JordanNatural Gas— MWBloom Energy
Dominguez Energy StorageSalt Lake CityBattery Storage— MWDominguez Grid, Llc

About power generation in Salt Lake County

Salt Lake County, Utah has 17 power plants totaling 796 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 92% of installed capacity, followed by Other Fossil (5%) and Biomass (1%). The largest facility is Gadsby at 432 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

To find plants closer to a specific address in Salt Lake County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.