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EIA plant 10215

Snowbird · Salt Lake · UT

Snowbird Power Plant

Operated by Snowbird Corporation

Annual generation14,686 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPacifiCorp - EastBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Snowbird Power Plant?

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40.583370, -111.653903

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine6.5 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

11,467.13
21,328.31
31,150.96
4858
51,018.17
61,212.42
71,432.89
81,425.99
91,187.88
101,275.09
111,014.27
121,314.88

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
11,467.13
21,328.31
31,150.96
4858
51,018.17
61,212.42
71,432.89
81,425.99
91,187.88
101,275.09
111,014.27
121,314.88

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,467 MWh
21,328 MWh
31,151 MWh
4858 MWh
51,018 MWh
61,212 MWh
71,433 MWh
81,426 MWh
91,188 MWh
101,275 MWh
111,014 MWh
121,315 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1258Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG2.5OP
1260Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG2.5OP
1138Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG1.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
10215
Sector
Commercial CHP
Water source
SLC Mine Water
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 1 has the highest recorded value (1,467 MWh) and 4 the lowest (858 MWh). Their difference is 609 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 3 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 1.5 (1138) to 2.5 (1258, 1260). The difference is 1 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1138Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.51.31.30.5
1258Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine2.52.12.10.8
1260Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine2.52.12.10.8

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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