Power plants planned and retiring in Utah
Utah plans 3,741 MW, 32% of its 11,578 MW in service (8th of 51). 951 MW is being built or tested; storage leads at 1,856 MW.
Utah: planned against running
Utah planned, by fuel
- Solar 1,786 MW (48%)
- Storage 1,856 MW (50%)
- Natural gas 8 MW (0%)
- Other 91 MW (2%)
Utah operating, by fuel
- Solar 3,451 MW (30%)
- Storage 921 MW (8%)
- Wind 390 MW (3%)
- Natural gas 3,627 MW (31%)
- Coal 2,781 MW (24%)
- Hydro 259 MW (2%)
- Oil 28 MW (0%)
- Other 122 MW (1%)
When Utah capacity arrives and leaves
MW due online and retiring in Utah, 2026 to 2030: 5 rows
| Year | Utah planned MW | Utah retiring MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 180 | No data |
| 2027 | 967 | No data |
| 2028 | 1544 | No data |
| 2029 | 600 | No data |
| 2030 | 450 | No data |
5 rows from EIA-860M.
CSVUtah projects dated after 2035 or without a year: 0 MW.
Where the Utah projects are
Utah: 6 counties shaded, darker for more planned MW.
Filter Utah planned projects
Filter the 18 planned project lines in Utah.
3,741 MW across 18 project lines, 32% of the 11,578 MW operating in Utah.
- Intermountain Pumped Storage Project, Millard: 1,000 MW storage, online 2028
- Notch Peak Solar LLC, Millard: 324 MW solar, online 2028
- Milford Solar Phase II, Beaver: 310 MW solar, online 2027
- Gale 1 Solar, Millard: 300 MW solar, online 2030
- Red Butte Solar and Storage, Iron: 300 MW solar, online 2029
What the Utah numbers say
Utah runs 11,578 MW today. The planned list would add 3,741 MW (32%) while 200 MW (2%) of operating units carry a retirement date. Through 2035, Utah has 3,741 MW due online and 0 MW due to retire there.
Utah planned mix: 97% solar, storage and wind, 0% natural gas. Utah stages: 951 MW under construction or in testing, 324 MW permits received, not started, 600 MW permits pending, 1,866 MW early planning, no approvals started. Utah retired 1,856 MW from 2021 to 2026 and has 588 MW on the canceled or postponed list.
Utah capacity by fuel and status
| Utah fuel | Operating MW | Planned MW | Retiring MW | Retired MW | Canceled in Utah, MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | 3,451 | 1,786 | – | – | 3 |
| Storage | 921 | 1,856 | 200 | – | 75 |
| Wind | 390 | – | – | – | 180 |
| Natural gas | 3,627 | 8 | – | 53 | 207 |
| Coal | 2,781 | – | – | 1,800 | 86 |
| Hydro | 259 | – | – | 0 | 2 |
| Oil | 28 | – | – | – | – |
| Other | 122 | 91 | – | 2 | 35 |
| All fuels | 11,578 | 3,741 | 200 | 1,856 | 588 |
Utah counties with the most planned capacity
| Utah county | Planned, MW | Generators | Largest fuel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millard County | 2,074 | 8 | Storage |
| Iron County | 1,013 | 6 | Storage |
| Beaver County | 401 | 5 | Solar |
| Utah County | 150 | 1 | Storage |
| Kane County | 95 | 1 | Solar |
| Box Elder County | 8 | 3 | Natural gas |
Largest planned projects in Utah
| Utah plant | County | Fuel | Stage | Due | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermountain Pumped Storage Project | Millard | Storage | Early planning, no approvals started | 2028 | 1,000 |
| Notch Peak Solar LLC | Millard | Solar | Permits received, not started | 2028 | 324 |
| Milford Solar Phase II | Beaver | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2027 | 310 |
| Gale 1 Solar | Millard | Solar | Early planning, no approvals started | 2030 | 300 |
| Red Butte Solar and Storage | Iron | Solar | Permits pending | 2029 | 300 |
| Red Butte Solar and Storage | Iron | Storage | Permits pending | 2029 | 300 |
| Utah Solar 1 | Millard | Solar | Early planning, no approvals started | 2027 | 300 |
| Fremont Solar | Iron | Storage | Under construction or in testing | 2027 | 198 |
| Faraday Energy Storage | Utah | Storage | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 150 |
| Gale 1 Solar | Millard | Storage | Early planning, no approvals started | 2030 | 150 |
Utah against its neighbors
Utah: planned MW equal 32% of operating. Bordering states: Arizona plans 36% of what it runs (4 points above Utah); Colorado plans 29% of what it runs (3 points below Utah); Idaho plans 15% of what it runs (18 points below Utah); New Mexico plans 20% of what it runs (12 points below Utah); Nevada plans 37% of what it runs (5 points above Utah); Wyoming plans 60% of what it runs (27 points above Utah).
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Sources
EIA-860M inventory for Utah: 249 operating generators, 18 planned lines, edition August 2026, retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Sources for {e(sn)}.
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Questions
Utah: how much new power plant capacity is planned?
3,741 MW, 32% of the 11,578 MW Utah runs. 951 MW is being built or tested in Utah.
Utah: what kind of power plants are planned?
Storage leads Utah with 1,856 of 3,741 planned MW.
Utah: which power plants are retiring?
200 MW of Utah units have a retirement date, of which 0 MW is coal and 0 MW natural gas.
Will Utah get all the planned plants?
Not necessarily. Utah has 588 MW canceled or postponed, and 1,856 MW (coal the largest group) retired from 2021 to 2026.