WEST VALLEY GENERATION PROJECT
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 217 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Salt Lake County
- Operator
- CER GENERATION LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2001
- EIA plant ID
- 55622
- Generators
- 5
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 790 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 41%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.6667, -112.0316
WEST VALLEY GENERATION PROJECT, a 217 MW Natural Gas power plant in Salt Lake County, Utah. Operated by CER GENERATION LLC, commissioned 2001.
How WEST VALLEY GENERATION PROJECT compares
With 217 MW of capacity, WEST VALLEY GENERATION PROJECT ranks 8th among the 61 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Utah and 4th of the 14 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 9.9% of Utah's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 535th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 67% of the 61 operating Utah plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Salt Lake County with 10 other operating plants, including GADSBY and MURRAY TURBINE.
EIA-860 lists 5 generators at the site with 217 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 790 GWh in 2024 (a 41% capacity factor), up 58% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2001 and 2002.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is KEARNS (138 kV), about 1.8 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by PACIFICORP, under 0.1 miles away. Another 11 operating power plants totaling 556 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is GADSBY (433 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 3 mapped data centers; the nearest is XO Salt Lake City IP PoP in Salt Lake City, about 6.4 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
WEST VALLEY GENERATION PROJECT is a 217 MW natural gas power plant in Salt Lake County, UT, operated by CER GENERATION LLC, commissioned in 2001. Salt Lake County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.6 of 5 at the 15th national percentile. Earthquake 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.
Salt Lake County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Relatively High | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Wildfire | Relatively High | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 2.2 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.27 |
| Winter weather | Very High | 14th | 1.5 of 5 | 28.2 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 39.4 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Salt Lake 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 "No Rating" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Salt Lake 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.