Utah: Energy Resources

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State Profile
Name	Utah
Governor	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Gary_Herbert
Population	Unavailable
Median Household Income	$55,869.00
Energy Consumption	Coming Soon
OpenEI Resources
Energy Maps	48 view
Energy Organizations	112 view
Utility Companies	51 view
Active Energy Incentives	21 view

 

Utah is a state in the United States.

Energy Production by Technology in Utah

Fuel Source	Value	Units
Solar Power	0	MWh
Wind Power	64,497	MWh
Geothermal Power	279,121	MWh
Biomass Power	29,266	MWh
Total Energy Production from Non-Hydro Renewables	372,884	MWh
Hydro Power	696,991	MWh
HPS Power	0	MWh
Total Energy Production from Renewables	1,069,876	MWh
Coal Power	35,715,484	MWh
Gas Power	6,424,511	MWh
Petroleum Power	50,180	MWh
Nuclear Power	0	MWh
Other	186,748	MWh
Total Energy Production	43,446,797	MWh
Percent of Total Power from Non-Hydro Renewables	0.86	%
Percent of Total Power from Renewables	2.46	%
Source: 2009 EIA Data (Download)

Renewable Energy Technical Potential in Utah

Technology	Generation Estimate	Nameplate Capacity	Area, Mass or Count
Urban Utility-scale PV	30,492 GWh 30,492,000,000 kWh 30,492,000,000,000 Wh 30,492,000 MWh 1.097712e+17 J	14 GW 14,000 MW 14,000,000 kW 14,000,000,000 W 14,000,000,000,000 mW 0.014 TW	292 km2 292,000,000 m² 112.712 mi² 3,143,058,800 ft² 349,232,000 yd² 72,154.66 acres
Rural Utility-scale PV	5,184,878 GWh 5,184,878,000,000 kWh 5.184878e+15 Wh 5,184,878,000 MWh 1.866556e+19 J	2,390 GW 2,390,000 MW 2,390,000,000 kW 2,390,000,000,000 W 2.39e+15 mW 2.39 TW	49,797 km2 49,797,000,000 m² 19,221.642 mi² 536,009,928,300 ft² 59,557,212,000 yd² 12,305,087.685 acres
Rooftop PV	7,513 GWh 7,513,000,000 kWh 7,513,000,000,000 Wh 7,513,000 MWh 2.70468e+16 J	5 GW 5,000 MW 5,000,000 kW 5,000,000,000 W 5,000,000,000,000 mW 0.005 TW	N/A
CSP	5,067,546 GWh 5,067,546,000,000 kWh 5.067546e+15 Wh 5,067,546,000 MWh 1.824317e+19 J	1,638 GW 1,638,000 MW 1,638,000,000 kW 1,638,000,000,000 W 1.638e+15 mW 1.638 TW	49,799 km2 49,799,000,000 m² 19,222.414 mi² 536,031,456,100 ft² 59,559,604,000 yd² 12,305,581.895 acres
Onshore Wind	31,552 GWh 31,552,000,000 kWh 31,552,000,000,000 Wh 31,552,000 MWh 1.135872e+17 J	13 GW 13,000 MW 13,000,000 kW 13,000,000,000 W 13,000,000,000,000 mW 0.013 TW	2,620 km2 2,620,000,000 m² 1,011.32 mi² 28,201,418,000 ft² 3,133,520,000 yd² 647,415.1 acres
Offshore Wind	N/A	N/A	N/A
Biopower-Solid	433 GWh 433,000,000 kWh 433,000,000,000 Wh 433,000 MWh 1.5588e+15 J	0 GW 0 MW 0 kW 0 W 0 mW 0 TW	394,530 BDT 394,530,000 kg 394,530,000,000 g 394,530 tonnes 869,938,650 lbs 62,138,475 stones
Biopower-Gaseous	427 GWh 427,000,000 kWh 427,000,000,000 Wh 427,000 MWh 1.5372e+15 J	0 GW 0 MW 0 kW 0 W 0 mW 0 TW	91,018 Tonnes 91,018,000 kg 91,018,000,000 g 200,694,690 lbs 14,335,335 stones 3,210,204,860 ounces
Geothermal Hydrothermal	12,981 GWh 12,981,000,000 kWh 12,981,000,000,000 Wh 12,981,000 MWh 4.67316e+16 J	1 GW 1,000 MW 1,000,000 kW 1,000,000,000 W 1,000,000,000,000 mW 0.001 TW	N/A
EGS Geothermal	939,380 GWh 939,380,000,000 kWh 939,380,000,000,000 Wh 939,380,000 MWh 3.381768e+18 J	119 GW 119,000 MW 119,000,000 kW 119,000,000,000 W 119,000,000,000,000 mW 0.119 TW	N/A
Hydropower	3,528 GWh 3,528,000,000 kWh 3,528,000,000,000 Wh 3,528,000 MWh 1.27008e+16 J	0 GW 0 MW 0 kW 0 W 0 mW 0 TW	3,394 Sites
See Nationwide Statistics Source: 2012 National Renewable Energy Laboratory Data (Download)

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21 Energy Incentives (Active)

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51 Utility Companies

• Town of Paragonah, Utah (Utility Company)
• Town of Oak City, Utah (Utility Company)
• Spanish Fork City Corporation (Utility Company)
• Price Municipal Corporation
• Payson City Corporation (Utility Company)
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112 Energy Organizations

• Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System
• Western Electricity Coordinating Council
• Utah State Historic Preservation Office
• Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration
• Utah Public Service Commission
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1 Smart Grid Projects

• Western Electricity Coordinating Council Smart Grid Project

To date, Utah has received $35,362,000 from the Department of Energy's State Energy Program.