Lake Side Power Station Explained

40.3311°N -111.7556°W

Lake Side Power Station [1] is a natural gas turbine combined cycle power plant in Vineyard, Utah, United States. The plant consists of 2 power blocks, each containing a 2x1 combined cycle power plant. It was built by with Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation[2] and is operated by PacifiCorp which does business in Utah as Rocky Mountain Power.[3]

The station was completed in 2007 with daily average production of 550 megawatts of electricity. In 2014, a second Block went online, bringing the total megawatt production to 1100. Twenty-two of the 70acres site on which the plant is built were part the site of the Geneva Steel steel mill and meets government pollution regulatory requirements with emission offset credits purchased from Geneva Steel.[3] [4] The plant and its steam plume are usually visible from Interstate 15 between the Orem/Lindon and Pleasant Grove exits near the northeastern corner of Utah Lake.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2019-04-07 . 2015-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151014055252/http://www.pacificorp.com/content/dam/pacificorp/doc/Energy_Sources/EnergyGeneration_FactSheets/RMP_GFS_Lake_Side.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: DIRECT TESTIMONY OF EARL GJELDE. psc.state.utah.us. Public Service Commission of Utah. doc. 6 Jun 2004. 22 Feb 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20071011223458/http://www.psc.state.ut.us/elec/04docs/0403530/0403530DTestGjelde.doc. 11 October 2007. web.archive.org.
  3. News: Vineyard power plant is nearly finished. Israelsen. Sara. Deseret Morning News. Deseret Digital Media. Salt Lake City. 16 Jun 2007. 15 Aug 2016.
  4. Web site: Approval Order. airquality.utah.gov. Utah Department of Environmental Quality. 2005. 22 Feb 2008.