Utah Smelter Power Plant

Utah Smelter Power Plant is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by Rio Tinto near Magna, Utah.

In December, 2010, Kennecott Utah Copper announced that it would repower units 1-3 of its Utah Smelter power plant to run on natural gas. However, unit 4 of the plant will continue to be powered by coal.

Plant Data

 * Owner: Kennecott Utah Copper Corp.
 * Parent Company: Rio Tinto
 * Plant Nameplate Capacity: 182 MW (Megawatts)
 * Units and In-Service Dates: 25 MW (1943), 50 MW (1943), 25 MW (1946), 82 MW (1958)
 * Location: Highway 201, Magna, UT 84044
 * GPS Coordinates: 40.722, -112.202
 * Coal Consumption:
 * Coal Source:
 * Number of Employees:

Emissions Data

 * 2006 CO2 Emissions: 1,225,805 tons
 * 2006 SO2 Emissions:
 * 2006 SO2 Emissions per MWh:
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Related SourceWatch Articles

 * Existing U.S. Coal Plants
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 * Rio Tinto
 * United States and coal
 * Global warming
 * Coal plant conversion projects
 * Coal plant retirements