Echo Dam

3705 North Echo Dam Road, Echo, UT 84024

Plant Summary Information

Echo Dam is ranked #12 out of 27 hydroelectric power plants in Utah in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

Echo Dam is comprised of 3 generators and generated 1.7 GWh during the 3-month period between September 2022 to December 2022.

Plant Name	Echo Dam
Utility Name	City of Bountiful
Location	Summit County, UT
Initial Operation Date	March 1987
Last Update	Dec 2022
Annual Generation	6.7 GWh
Annual Consumption	23.4 k MMBtu
Ranked #6,912 out of 11,249 Power Plants Nationwide
Ranked #1,047 out of 1,354 Water Power Plants Nationwide
Ranked #75 out of 113 Utah Power Plants
Ranked #12 out of 27 Utah Water Power Plants
Fuel Types	Water

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Summary Information
Plant Name	Echo Dam (4263)
Plant Address	3705 North Echo Dam Road Echo, UT 84024
Utility	City of Bountiful (2010)
Latitude, Longitude	40.96483, -111.43394
Generation Dates on File	Jan 2001 to Dec 2022
Initial Operation Date	March 1987
Annual Generation	6.7 GWh
Fuel Types	Water

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Information
FERC Cogeneration Status	No
FERC Small Power Producer Status	No
FERC Exempt Wholesale Generator Status	No

Regulatory Information
Regulatory Status	Regulated
NERC Region	WECC
Balancing Authority	PacifiCorp - East (PACE)
NAICS Code	Utilities (22)
Sector	Electric Utility (1)
Water Source	Echo Reservoir
Ash Impoundment	No
Transmission / Distribution Owner	City of Bountiful (2010) UT
Grid Voltage	46.00 kV
Energy Storage	No

* Data obtained from the 2022 EIA 860 Report

Technology	Conventional Hydroelectric
Prime Mover	Hydroelectric Turbine
Ownership	Single Owner
Nameplate Capacity	1 MW
Nameplate Power Factor	0.9
Summer Capacity	1 MW
Winter Capacity	0.9 MW
Minimum Load	0.5 MW
Uprate/Derate Completed	No

Status	Operating
First Operation Date	March 1987
Combined Heat & Power	No
Sector Name	Electric Utility (1)
Energy Source	Water
Solid Fuel Gasification	No
Time From Cold Shutdown To Full Load	1H
Multiple Fuels	No

Technology	Conventional Hydroelectric
Prime Mover	Hydroelectric Turbine
Ownership	Single Owner
Nameplate Capacity	1.7 MW
Nameplate Power Factor	0.9
Summer Capacity	1.7 MW
Winter Capacity	1.7 MW
Minimum Load	0.5 MW
Uprate/Derate Completed	No

Status	Operating
First Operation Date	March 1987
Combined Heat & Power	No
Sector Name	Electric Utility (1)
Energy Source	Water
Solid Fuel Gasification	No
Time From Cold Shutdown To Full Load	1H
Multiple Fuels	No

Technology	Conventional Hydroelectric
Prime Mover	Hydroelectric Turbine
Ownership	Single Owner
Nameplate Capacity	1.7 MW
Nameplate Power Factor	0.9
Summer Capacity	1.7 MW
Winter Capacity	1.7 MW
Minimum Load	0.5 MW
Uprate/Derate Completed	No

Status	Operating
First Operation Date	March 1987
Combined Heat & Power	No
Sector Name	Electric Utility (1)
Energy Source	Water
Solid Fuel Gasification	No
Time From Cold Shutdown To Full Load	1H
Multiple Fuels	No

Owner Name	Address	Generator	Ownership
*We couldn't locate any owners for this plant*

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Rank	Plant Name	Plant Location	Annual Generation
#1037	Arpin Dam	Radisson, WI	7.0 GWh
#1038	Stillwater Reservoir Hydro	Webb, NY	6.9 GWh
#1039	Upper Newton Falls	Newton Falls, NY	6.9 GWh
#1040	Phoenix	Sonora, CA	6.9 GWh
#1041	Spaulding 2	Emigrant Gap, CA	6.8 GWh
#1042	Glen	Rutland Town, VT	6.8 GWh
#1043	Upper Dawson	La Grange, CA	6.8 GWh
#1044	Diana Hydroelectric	Harrisville, NY	6.8 GWh
#1045	Alice Falls Hydro Project	Keeseville, NY	6.8 GWh
#1046	Merced Falls	Snelling, CA	6.8 GWh
#1048	Hamilton Hydro	HAMILTON, OH	6.7 GWh
#1049	Foothills Hydro Plant	Littleton, CO	6.7 GWh
#1050	Kleber	Onaway, MI	6.7 GWh
#1051	Rhinelander Mill	Rhinelander, WI	6.3 GWh
#1052	Valley Falls Hydroelectric Facility	Valley Falls, NY	6.7 GWh
#1053	Swift Creek	Afton, WY	6.6 GWh
#1054	Oconto Falls Upper	Oconto Falls, WI	6.6 GWh
#1055	International Paper Woronoco Mill	Woronoco, MA	6.6 GWh
#1056	Cataract (MI)	Gwinn, MI	6.6 GWh
#1057	Frankenheimer Power Plant	Oakdale, CA	6.6 GWh

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Plant Name	Plant Location	Annual Generation	Distance
Bountiful City	Bountiful, UT	34.9 GWh	24.2 mi
Causey	South Fork, UT	3.1 GWh	24.3 mi
Gadsby	Salt Lake City, UT	305.4 GWh	29.2 mi
Gateway	Mountain Green, UT	7.2 GWh	23.9 mi
Granite	Salt lake City, UT	3.8 GWh	30 mi
Heber City	Heber City, UT	24.7 GWh	31.9 mi
Hill AFB LFG Facility, Bldg #737	Hill AFB, UT	14.3 GWh	29.9 mi
HTW Plant 303 COGEN	Salt Lake City, UT	52.9 GWh	25.5 mi
Jordanelle Dam Hydroelectric Project	Heber, UT	33.3 GWh	25.4 mi
Murray Turbine	Murray, UT	21.7 GWh	31.4 mi
Pine View Dam	Ogden, UT	2.0 GWh	29.4 mi
Pioneer	Ogden, UT	8.0 GWh	32.9 mi
Salt Palace Solar Gen Plant	Salt Lake City, UT	2.2 GWh	27.7 mi
Snake Creek	Midway, UT	3.4 GWh	29.2 mi
Snowbird Power Plant	Snowbird, UT	15.0 GWh	28.8 mi
Stairs	Salt Lake City, UT	3.6 GWh	28.9 mi
Tesoro SLC Cogeneration Plant	Salt Lake City, UT	164.4 GWh	27.3 mi
Wanship	Wanship, UT	6.5 GWh	12.2 mi
Weber	South Weber, UT	9.1 GWh	26.4 mi
Weber State University - Davis Campus PV	Layton, UT	2.9 GWh	30 mi