Snowbird Power Plant
Salt Lake County, Utah · EIA plant ID 10215 · Operator: Snowbird Corporation
×2 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Sep 2021)
Nameplate7MWSummer 6 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation15GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor30%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate8,915Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2022Runs as intermediate
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.2 | 91.8% | 7,584 |
| 2002 | 15.7 | 101.3% | 5,532 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 15.4 | 98.8% | 4,893 |
| 2005 | 15.3 | 98.6% | 4,893 |
| 2006 | 14.5 | 93.6% | 4,893 |
| 2007 | 14.7 | 93.5% | 4,893 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0.1% | 4,956 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0.1% | 4,857 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0.1% | 4,786 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.1% | 4,733 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.1% | 5,462 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.1% | 5,462 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.1% | 4,786 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.1% | 4,786 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.1% | 8,571 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.1% | 8,538 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.1% | 8,467 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.1% | 8,357 |
| 2020 | 12.4 | 78.3% | 8,530 |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 78.3% | 8,530 |
| 2022 | 15 | 186.1% | 8,127 |
| 2023 | 14.4 | 29.9% | 8,913 |
| 2024 | 14.7 | 30.4% | 8,910 |
| 2025 | 14.6 | 30.4% | 8,915 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1138 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 1.5 | 1.3 | Nov 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 1258 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2.5 | 2.1 | Nov 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 1260 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2.5 | 2.1 | Nov 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 1367 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 0.6 | 0.6 | Dec 1986 | Retired Sep 2021 | — | coming soon |
| 1391 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 0.6 | 0.6 | Dec 1986 | Retired Jun 2021 | — | coming soon |
| 1392 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 0.6 | 0.6 | Dec 1986 | Retired Apr 2021 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Snowbird Corporation. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Snowbird Corporation | 100.0% | 7 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Stairs | 1 MW | 9.5 km |
| Granite | 2 MW | 11.5 km |
| Little Cottonwood | 5 MW | 12.4 km |
| Snake Creek | 1 MW | 13.5 km |
| Jordanelle Dam Hydroelectric Project | 13 MW | 19.5 km |
| Heber City | 18 MW | 21.3 km |