Lake Side Power Plant
Lake Side Power Plant is a natural gas plant in Utah County, Utah, operated by PacifiCorp. It ranks second by nameplate capacity among Utah’s 126 power plants. It is the biggest of Utah’s 22 natural gas plants. Within the PacifiCorp East balancing area it is the third-largest of 172 plants.
Nameplate capacity, 2025
1,246 MW
1,176 MW net summer capacity
6 operable units
- Gas combined cycle1,246 MW100%
Unit by unit, 2007 to 2025
operating in 2025bar height follows unit size
Unit CT01 Gas combined cycle, 183 MW, 2007
Unit CT02 Gas combined cycle, 183 MW, 2007
Unit ST01 Gas combined cycle, 226 MW, 2007
Unit CT21 Gas combined cycle, 185 MW, 2014
Unit CT22 Gas combined cycle, 185 MW, 2014
Unit ST2 Gas combined cycle, 284 MW, 2014
Among Utah’s plants
Largest plants in the state by nameplate capacity, with the plants ranked next to this one.
- 1Hunter1,472 MW
- 2Lake Side Power Plantthis plant
- 3Intermountain Power Project1,093 MW
- 4Huntington1,016 MW
Other rankings
- All US power plants
- 204th of 14,286
- US natural gas plants
- 84th of 1,961
- Plants run by PacifiCorp
- 3rd of 59
- Biggest single unit, among Utah’s plants
- 6th of 126
Operable units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT01 | Gas combined cycle | 183 MW | 169 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| CT02 | Gas combined cycle | 183 MW | 169 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| ST01 | Gas combined cycle | 226 MW | 209 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| CT21 | Gas combined cycle | 185 MW | 178 MW | 2014 | Operating |
| CT22 | Gas combined cycle | 185 MW | 178 MW | 2014 | Operating |
| ST2 | Gas combined cycle | 284 MW | 273 MW | 2014 | Operating |
Grid and site
- Balancing area
- PacifiCorp East
- Reliability region
- Western Electricity Coordinating Council
- Highest grid connection voltage
- 138 kV
- Water source
- Wells
- Nearest town on record
- Vineyard
- Operator type
- Utility
- Coordinates
- 40.332°N, 111.754°W
Closest plants
| Plant | Runs on | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provo Power Plant | Natural gas | 12 MW | 7.8 mi southeast |
| BYU Central Heating Plant | Natural gas | 16.5 MW | 8.2 mi southeast |
| Whitehead | Natural gas | 26.5 MW | 12.5 mi southeast |
| Deer Creek (UT) | Hydroelectric | 4.8 MW | 12.9 mi northeast |
| Spanish Fork Community Solar | Solar | 4 MW | 15.4 mi southeast |
| Bartholomew | Hydroelectric | 1 MW | 17.6 mi southeast |
| Little Cottonwood | Hydroelectric | 4.8 MW | 17.7 mi north |
| Snowbird Power Plant | Natural gas | 6.5 MW | 18.2 mi north |