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Snowbird Power Plant is a 1.8 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Snowbird Corporation since 1987. Ranked #1792 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 1.8 MW represents 0.0003% of the country's 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 Snowbird 2,370 times smaller. Nearby plants include Lake Side Power Plant (1,385 MW, Gas), Gadsby (492.1 MW, Gas), and West Valley Power Plant (217 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Utah, approximately 40 km southwest of Salt Lake City.

Capacity
1.8 MW
Commissioning Year
1987

39 years old

Owner
Snowbird Corporation
Location
40.5834°, -111.6539°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 8,628. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #35,235 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,962 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

39 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Snowbird Corporation operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

45 plants within 100 km, 4,660 MW combined

Nearest plant: Stairs (9.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.583400, -111.653900
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
3.5 Kt
7 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
135.6 Kt
Over 39 years of operation
Past Retirement
2017
9 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
756
cars per year
464
homes per year
158.0K
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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