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Heber City is a 14.1 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Heber Light & Power Company since 2005. Ranked #1427 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 14.1 MW represents 0.0024% of the United States' total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Heber City 302 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Lake Side Power Plant (1385 MW, Gas), Nebo Power Station (140 MW, Gas), and Whitehead (31 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Utah, approximately 70 km southeast of Salt Lake City.

Capacity
14.1 MW
Commissioning Year
2005

21 years old

Owner
Heber Light & Power Company
Location
40.5037°, -111.4252°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,405. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #21,733 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,358 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

21 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Heber Light & Power Company operates 3 plants totalling 17 MW

Regional density

44 plants within 100 km, 4,600 MW combined

Nearest plant: Snake Creek (8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.503700, -111.425200
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
27.2 Kt
56 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
571.9 Kt
Over 21 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2035
9 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
5.9K
cars per year
3.6K
homes per year
1.2M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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