Lake Side Power Plant
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Lake Side Power Station is a natural gas turbine power station
at Vineyard
, Utah
, USA
. It was built by Lake Side Power LLC. with Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
and is operated by PacifiCorp
which does business in Utah as Rocky Mountain Power.
The station was completed in 2007 and has a daily average production of 545 megawatts of electricity. Twenty-two of the 70 acres (283,280.2 m²) 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. 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
.
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
at Vineyard
Vineyard, Utah
Vineyard is a town in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 150 at the 2000 census.Vineyard first became a distinct place in 1899.-Geography:...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was built by Lake Side Power LLC. with Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
Westinghouse Combustion Turbine Systems Division
Part of the Westinghouse Power Generation group, the Westinghouse Combustion Turbine Systems Division was originally located, along with the Steam Turbine Systems Division , in a major industrial facility in Tinicum Township , near the Philadelphia International Airport.According to CTSD marketing...
and is operated by PacifiCorp
PacifiCorp
PacifiCorp is an electric power company in the northwestern United States.PacifiCorp has three primary subsidiaries:# Pacific Power is a regulated electric utility with service territory throughout Oregon, northern California, and southeastern Washington.# Rocky Mountain Power is a regulated...
which does business in Utah as Rocky Mountain Power.
The station was completed in 2007 and has a daily average production of 545 megawatts of electricity. Twenty-two of the 70 acres (283,280.2 m²) site on which the plant is built were part the site of the Geneva Steel
Geneva Steel
Geneva Steel was a steel mill located in Vineyard, Utah, founded during World War II to enhance national steel output. It operated from December 1944 to November 2001...
steel mill and meets government pollution regulatory requirements with emission offset credits purchased from Geneva Steel. The plant and its steam plume are usually visible from Interstate 15
Interstate 15 in Utah
In the U.S. state of Utah, Interstate 15 runs north–south through the southwestern and central portions of the state, passing through many of the population centers of that state, including St. George, Provo, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, the latter three being part of the urban area known as...
between the Orem
Orem, Utah
Orem is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States, in the north-central part of the state. It is adjacent to Provo, Lindon, and Vineyard and is about south of Salt Lake City. Orem is one of the principal cities of the Provo-Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Utah and...
/Lindon
Lindon, Utah
Lindon is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 10,070 at the 2010 census.The western sculptor Grant Speed resides in Lindon.-Geography:...
and Pleasant Grove exits near the northeastern corner of Utah Lake
Utah Lake
Utah Lake is a freshwater lake in the U.S. state of Utah. On the western side of Utah Valley, the lake is overlooked by Mount Timpanogos and Mount Nebo. The lake's only river outlet, the Jordan River, is a tributary of the Great Salt Lake and is highly regulated with pumps. Evaporation accounts...
.