Washington City Electric Generation
Washington County, Utah · EIA plant ID 59660 · Operator: City of Washington - (UT)
Nameplate6MWSummer 6 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation6GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor11%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate9,284Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2007Runs as peaking
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.5 | 0.9% | 12,200 |
| 2015 | 0.4 | 0.8% | 12,718 |
| 2016 | 1.5 | 2.9% | 8,296 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.1% | — |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 0.2% | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 1.9% | 5,702 |
| 2020 | 1.2 | 2.2% | 4,961 |
| 2021 | 3.7 | 7.0% | 10,381 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 7.0% | 11,190 |
| 2023 | 4.1 | 7.8% | 10,673 |
| 2024 | 5.7 | 10.7% | 9,250 |
| 2025 | 5.9 | 11.2% | 9,284 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2 | 2 | Jun 2008 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2 | 2 | Jun 2008 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2 | 2 | May 2007 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Washington - (UT). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Washington - (UT) | 100.0% | 6 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Quail Creek Hydro Plant #1 | 2 MW | 7.9 km |
| Millcreek Power Generation | 80 MW | 8.4 km |
| St George Red Rock | 14 MW | 12.4 km |
| Hurricane City Power | 15 MW | 13 km |
| Solomon Generating Facility | 15 MW | 17.7 km |
| Bloomington Solar I | 2 MW | 20.8 km |