Provo Power Plant
Natural gas power plant · Utah County, Utah
Nameplate capacity
12 MW
Rank in Utah
#69
of 131 plants
In service since
2018
January 2018
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- Utah Municipal Power Agency
- County
- Utah County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.10%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Utah
- #17 of 23
- EIA plant code
- 61508
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.4 MW | 2.4 MW | 2018 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.4 MW | 2.4 MW | 2018 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.4 MW | 2.4 MW | 2018 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.4 MW | 2.4 MW | 2018 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.4 MW | 2.4 MW | 2018 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Utah
| Thermo No 1 | Other | 14 MW |
| Jordanelle Dam Hydroelectric Project | Hydro | 13 MW |
| Bloomington Power Plant | Other | 10 MW |
| Logan City 2 | Natural gas | 10 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 12 MW solar plant and a 12 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Utah power plants · What Utah actually generates