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EIA plant 55622
West Valley City · Salt Lake · UT
West Valley Generation Project
Operated by Utah Municipal Power Agency
Published location
Where is West Valley Generation Project?
This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.
40.666700, -112.031700
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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
Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the UT plant index for regional peers.
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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.
196,736
283,551
381,385
443,810
534,045
652,271
779,252
889,298
983,726
1074,050
1141,689
1230,278
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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| Record | MWh net generation |
|---|---|
| 1 | 96,736 |
| 2 | 83,551 |
| 3 | 81,385 |
| 4 | 43,810 |
| 5 | 34,045 |
| 6 | 52,271 |
| 7 | 79,252 |
| 8 | 89,298 |
| 9 | 83,726 |
| 10 | 74,050 |
| 11 | 41,689 |
| 12 | 30,278 |
2024 monthly net generation
| Month | Net generation |
|---|---|
| 1 | 96,736 MWh |
| 2 | 83,551 MWh |
| 3 | 81,385 MWh |
| 4 | 43,810 MWh |
| 5 | 34,045 MWh |
| 6 | 52,271 MWh |
| 7 | 79,252 MWh |
| 8 | 89,298 MWh |
| 9 | 83,726 MWh |
| 10 | 74,050 MWh |
| 11 | 41,689 MWh |
| 12 | 30,278 MWh |
Operating generators
| ID | Technology | Fuel | MW | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | NG | 43.4 | OP |
| U2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | NG | 43.4 | OP |
| U3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | NG | 43.4 | OP |
| U4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | NG | 43.4 | OP |
| U5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | NG | 43.4 | OP |
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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
55622
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Municipality
Data edition
2024-final
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A closer look at West Valley Generation Project
Variation in the published months
Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 1 has the highest recorded value (96,736 MWh) and 12 the lowest (30,278 MWh). Their difference is 66,458 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.
Generator capacity in different operating conditions
| Generator ID | Technology | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Winter MW | Minimum load MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 43.4 | 37.0 | 41.0 | 20.0 |
| U2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 43.4 | 37.0 | 41.0 | 20.0 |
| U3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 43.4 | 37.0 | 41.0 | 20.0 |
| U4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 43.4 | 37.0 | 41.0 | 20.0 |
| U5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 43.4 | 37.0 | 41.0 | 20.0 |
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.