Hunter Power Plant

Hunter Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant in Utah. Environmentalists say its ash is hazardous, and oppose it but Utah lawmakers support the plant. It is now operated as a peaking power plant.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle Dale and Orangeville.

Castle Dale

Town

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Castle Dale is a city in northwestern Emery County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,492 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Emery County. Castle Dale is situated 2½ miles north of Hunter Power Plant.

Orangeville

Village

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Orangeville is a city in northwestern Emery County, Utah, United States, at the edge of the Manti-La Sal National Forest. The city is at the junction of State Routes 29 and 57, straddling the banks of Cottonwood Creek. Orangeville is situated 4 miles north of Hunter Power Plant.

Clawson

Village

Photo: Tricia Simpson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Clawson is a town in Emery County, Utah, United States. The population was 163 at the 2020 census. The community was named after Rudger Clawson, a Mormon leader. Clawson is situated 4½ miles southwest of Hunter Power Plant.

Hunter Power Plant

Type: Power station
Description: coal-fired power plant in the United States
Categories: coal-fired power station and industry
Location: Emery, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.17405° or 39° 10′ 27″ north

Longitude

-111.03024° or 111° 1′ 49″ west

Inception

June 1978

Operator

PacifiCorp

Open location code

85FC5XF9+JW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 449466233

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

Wikidata ID

Q11976130

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Satellite Map

Discover Hunter Power Plant from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Hunter Power Plant” goes by many names.

Norwegian Bokmål: “Hunter kullkraftverk”
Norwegian: “Hunter kullkraftverk”

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Highlights include Emery Plant Reservoir and Wilberg Memorial.

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