Hunter
Emery County, Utah · EIA plant ID 6165 · Operator: PacifiCorp
Nameplate1,472MWSummer 1,363 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation6,487GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor54%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,765Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1978Runs as baseload
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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 | 8,300.2 | 71.8% | 10,527 |
| 2002 | 9,403.4 | 81.3% | 10,639 |
| 2003 | 9,943.6 | 86.0% | 10,599 |
| 2004 | 9,968 | 86.0% | 10,709 |
| 2005 | 9,742.6 | 84.3% | 10,767 |
| 2006 | 9,896.2 | 85.6% | 10,627 |
| 2007 | 9,599.8 | 83.0% | 10,770 |
| 2008 | 10,247 | 88.4% | 10,719 |
| 2009 | 9,438.7 | 81.6% | 10,813 |
| 2010 | 8,785.8 | 75.1% | 10,657 |
| 2011 | 8,719.3 | 74.5% | 10,355 |
| 2012 | 9,118.9 | 77.7% | 10,152 |
| 2013 | 9,546.3 | 80.1% | 10,206 |
| 2014 | 9,098.9 | 76.3% | 10,165 |
| 2015 | 9,630.4 | 80.8% | 10,130 |
| 2016 | 8,161.2 | 68.3% | 10,292 |
| 2017 | 8,582.1 | 72.0% | 10,214 |
| 2018 | 8,294 | 69.6% | 10,349 |
| 2019 | 8,681.8 | 72.7% | 10,253 |
| 2020 | 7,988.2 | 66.7% | 10,480 |
| 2021 | 9,249 | 77.5% | 10,256 |
| 2022 | 7,381.2 | 61.8% | 10,385 |
| 2023 | 3,594.3 | 30.1% | 11,440 |
| 2024 | 4,066.3 | 34.0% | 11,624 |
| 2025 | 6,833.7 | 57.2% | 10,665 |
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 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 488.3 | 446 | Jun 1978 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 488.3 | 446 | Jun 1980 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 495.6 | 471 | Jun 1983 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: PacifiCorp. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| PacifiCorp | 84.8% | 1,248 MW |
| Deseret Generation & Tran Coop | 8.3% | 123 MW |
| Utah Associated Mun Power Sys | 4.8% | 71 MW |
| Provo City Corp | 2.1% | 31 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Hunter Solar LLC (UT) | 100 MW | 4.1 km |
| Hornshadow Solar, LLC | 100 MW | 4.5 km |
| Hornshadow Solar II, LLC | 200 MW | 4.5 km |
| Castle Solar, LLC | 40 MW | 18.1 km |
| Green River Energy Center - Hybrid | 800 MW | 21 km |
| Huntington | 1,016 MW | 23.1 km |