Tesoro SLC Cogeneration Plant
Natural gas power plant · Salt Lake County, Utah
Nameplate capacity
30 MW
Rank in Utah
#54
of 131 plants
In service since
2004
July 2004
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Tesoro Refng Marketing Co Mntn Region
- County
- Salt Lake County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.27%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Utah
- #10 of 23
- EIA plant code
- 56509
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 15 MW | 12 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 15 MW | 12 MW | 2004 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Blundell | Other | 38 MW |
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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 30 MW solar plant and a 30 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