Nameplate capacity
3.0 MW
Rank in Utah
#107
of 131 plants
In service since
2016
December 2016
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Quichapa 3 LLC
- County
- Iron County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among solar plants in Utah
- #48 of 55
- EIA plant code
- 61121
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W5521 | Solar Photovoltaic | 3.0 MW | 3.0 MW | 2016 | 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
| Quichapa 1 | Solar | 3.0 MW |
| Quichapa 2 | Solar | 3.0 MW |
| South Milford Solar Plant | Solar | 2.9 MW |
| Hydro Plant No 3 | Hydro | 2.8 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 3.0 MW solar plant and a 3.0 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