HUNTER
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 1,472 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Emery County
- Operator
- PACIFICORP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1978
- EIA plant ID
- 6165
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 4,066 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 31%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 39.1734, -111.0289
HUNTER, a 1,472 MW Coal power plant in Emery County, Utah. Operated by PACIFICORP, commissioned 1978. One of 71 power plants tracked in Utah on Bywatts.
How HUNTER compares
With 1,472 MW of capacity, HUNTER ranks 2nd among the 61 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Utah and 2nd of the 5 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 32% of Utah's operating Coal capacity and 19% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 74th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1978, it is older than 65% of the 61 operating Utah plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, PACIFICORP, runs 11 operating plants in Utah totaling 4,139 MW. It shares Emery County with one other operating plant, HUNTINGTON.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 1,472 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 4,066 GWh in 2024 (a 31% capacity factor), down 45% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1978 and 1983.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is EMERY (345 kV), about 0.3 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by PACIFICORP, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: HUNTINGTON (996 MW, Coal).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
HUNTER is a 1,472 MW coal power plant in Emery County, UT, operated by PACIFICORP, commissioned in 1978. Emery County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.0 of 5 at the 1st national percentile. Earthquake is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 87th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Emery County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 10.5 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 46.4 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 41st | 2.7 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Hail | Very Low | 11th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.09 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.12 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 1.3 |
Perils not assessed in Emery County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Emery County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.