How many natural gas power plants are in Utah?

Utah has 24 operating utility-scale natural gas power plants with 4.1 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.

What is the largest natural gas power plant in Utah?

Lake Side Power Plant in Utah County, Utah is the largest, at 1,247 MW. It came online in 2014.

How many natural gas power plants were built in Utah in 2025?

1 natural gas power plant came online in Utah in 2025, with 1,093 MW of capacity.

Who is developing natural gas power plants in Utah?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Natural gas power plants in Utah

Utah has 24 operating natural gas power plants with 4.1 GW of capacity. 1 came online in 2025.

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See planned natural gas power plants in Utah

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

Utah had 15 natural gas power plants online in 2016 and 24 in 2026

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Natural gas power plants online at the end of each year. Source: EIA-860M, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest natural gas power plants in Utah

Operating, by capacity

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Year online	Capacity
1	Lake Side Power Plant	Utah County	2014	1,247 MW
2	Intermountain Power Project	Millard County	2025	1,093 MW
3	Currant Creek	Juab County	2006	567 MW
4	Gadsby	Salt Lake County	2002	433 MW
5	West Valley Generation Project	Salt Lake County	2002	217 MW
6	Nebo Power Station	Utah County	2004	140 MW
7	Millcreek Power Generation	Washington County	2010	80 MW
8	Murray Turbine	Salt Lake County	2002	42 MW
9	Tesoro SLC Cogeneration Plant	Salt Lake County	2004	30 MW
10	Bountiful City	Davis County	2012	30 MW

Natural gas power plants that came online most recently in Utah

Newest first

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Year online	Capacity
1	Payson	Utah County	2026	20 MW
2	Logan City 2	Cache County	2026	10 MW
3	Intermountain Power Project	Millard County	2025	1,093 MW
4	Whitehead	Utah County	2024	27 MW
5	Heber City	Wasatch County	2024	18 MW
6	Snowbird Power Plant	Salt Lake County	2022	7 MW
7	Solomon Generating Facility	Washington County	2022	15 MW
8	BYU Central Heating Plant	Utah County	2019	17 MW
9	Provo Power Plant	Utah County	2018	12 MW
10	Lake Side Power Plant	Utah County	2014	1,247 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks natural gas power plants

Operating natural gas power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about natural gas power plants in Utah

How many natural gas power plants are in Utah?: Utah has 24 operating utility-scale natural gas power plants with 4.1 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest natural gas power plant in Utah?: Lake Side Power Plant in Utah County, Utah is the largest, at 1,247 MW. It came online in 2014.
How many natural gas power plants were built in Utah in 2025?: 1 natural gas power plant came online in Utah in 2025, with 1,093 MW of capacity.
Who is developing natural gas power plants in Utah?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.