UT · State grid profile

Utah power grid

Utah's operating portfolio is led by Coal, followed by Oil & gas. Its 140 plants represent 10,686 MW of nameplate capacity. The dataset also reports 5,616 MW of proposed capacity.

Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Operating capacity10,686 MWFinal EIA-860 2024
Power plants140233 operating generators
Proposed capacity5,616 MW52.5% of current capacity
Community-mapped locations11Incomplete OpenStreetMap coverage

Coverage quality

What is complete here?

PassState totalsFinal 2024 EIA-860 generator records cover the state.
PassFacility list2025 Early Release records are nationwide but preliminary.
LimitedData centersCommunity mapping is useful for discovery, not a complete inventory.

Generation portfolio

Utah capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · MW
Coal43.8%4,685 MW
Oil & gas28.2%3,013 MW
Solar20.6%2,201 MW
Wind3.6%390 MW
Hydro2.5%265 MW
Geothermal0.7%77 MW
Industrial & other0.4%41 MW
Biomass0.1%14 MW
Storage0%1 MW

Facility intelligence

Largest Utah power plants

EIA-860 2025 early release facility records
PlantPrimary fuelLocationUtilityOperating capacity
HunterPlant 6165CoalCastle Dale, UTEmery CountyPacifiCorp1,472 MW
Lake Side Power PlantPlant 56237Oil & gasVineyard, UTUtah CountyPacifiCorp1,247 MW
Intermountain Power ProjectPlant 6481Oil & gasDelta, UTMillard CountyLos Angeles Department of Water & Power1,093 MW
HuntingtonPlant 8069CoalHuntington, UTEmery CountyPacifiCorp1,016 MW
Currant CreekPlant 56102Oil & gasMona, UTJuab CountyPacifiCorp567 MW
Faraday SolarPlant 69748SolarFairfield, UTUtah CountyFaraday Solar B LLC525 MW
BonanzaPlant 7790CoalVernal, UTUintah CountyDeseret Generation & Tran Coop512 MW
GadsbyPlant 3648Oil & gasSalt Lake City, UTSalt Lake CountyPacifiCorp433 MW
West Valley Generation ProjectPlant 55622Oil & gasWest Valley City, UTSalt Lake CountyUtah Municipal Power Agency217 MW
Milford Wind Corridor I LLCPlant 57079WindMilford, UTBeaver CountyMilford Wind Corridor Phase I, LLC (Longroad)204 MW

Methodology

Transparent by design

State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.

EIA-860 sourceOpenStreetMap