LAKE SIDE POWER PLANT
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 591 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Utah County
- Operator
- PACIFICORP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2007
- EIA plant ID
- 56237
- Coordinates
- 40.3309, -111.7552
LAKE SIDE POWER PLANT, a 591 MW Natural Gas power plant in Utah County, Utah. Operated by PACIFICORP, commissioned 2007.
How LAKE SIDE POWER PLANT compares
With 591 MW of capacity, LAKE SIDE POWER PLANT ranks 4th among the 61 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Utah and is the largest of the 14 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 27% of Utah's operating Natural Gas capacity and 7.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 266th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2007, it is newer than 85% 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 Utah County with 6 other operating plants, including NEBO POWER STATION and WHITEHEAD.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is LAKESIDE 1, about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by PACIFICORP, under 0.1 miles away. Another 15 operating power plants totaling 272 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is NEBO POWER STATION (140 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 3 mapped data centers; the nearest is XMission - Salt Lake City - Utah in Salt Lake City, about 30.5 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860 retirement records and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
LAKE SIDE POWER PLANT is a 591 MW natural gas power plant in Utah County, UT, operated by PACIFICORP, commissioned in 2007. Utah County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.5 of 5 at the 13th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 97th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Utah County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively High | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Earthquake | Relatively High | 96th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.94 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 41.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Lightning | Very High | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 43.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Hail | Very Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.27 |
Perils not assessed in Utah 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 Utah 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.