Provo Power Plant
Utah County, Utah · EIA plant ID 61508 · Operator: Utah Municipal Power Agency
Nameplate12MWSummer 12 MW
Generators5in service
Net generation4GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor4%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,295Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2018Runs 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.8 | — | 8,868 |
| 2018 | 5.3 | 5.0% | 12,920 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 5.4% | 8,922 |
| 2020 | 5.6 | 5.3% | 9,274 |
| 2022 | 7.8 | 7.4% | 10,321 |
| 2023 | 7.1 | 6.8% | 10,028 |
| 2024 | 4.9 | 4.6% | — |
| 2025 | 4.4 | 4.2% | 10,295 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2.4 | 2.4 | Jan 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2.4 | 2.4 | Jan 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2.4 | 2.4 | Jan 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2.4 | 2.4 | Jan 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2.4 | 2.4 | Jan 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Utah Municipal Power Agency. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Utah Municipal Power Agency | 100.0% | 12 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| BYU Central Heating Plant | 17 MW | 1.5 km |
| Whitehead | 27 MW | 7.7 km |
| Lake Side Power Plant | 1,247 MW | 12.6 km |
| Spanish Fork Community Solar | 4 MW | 13 km |
| Bartholomew | 1 MW | 16.2 km |
| Spanish Fork | 4 MW | 18.7 km |