Intermountain Power Agency

Intermountain Power Agency
Political subdivision of the State of Utah
Industry Energy
Founded June 22, 1977 (1977-06-22)
Headquarters West Jordan, Utah, Utah, United States
Areas served
 California & Utah
Products Electricity
Owner State of Utah
Website www.ipautah.com

The Intermountain Power Agency, located in Utah, is a power generating cooperative of 23 municipalities in Utah and 6 in California. It owns the Intermountain Power Plant near Delta, Utah, one of the largest coal-fired power plants in the United States.[1] About 75 percent of the generated power is purchased by cities in southern California and the remainder is purchased by cities, cooperatives and Pacificorp in Utah and a cooperative in Nevada. The IPA also runs transmission lines to Mona, Utah, to Adelanto Converter Station in Adelanto, California and near Ely, Nevada.

Intermountain Power Project from the ground, 2008.
Intermountain Power Project from the air, 2008.

In 2010 the IPA and the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for trying to prevent a third coal-fired unit at the IPP generation site due to carbon dioxide emissions concerns.[2] The plant is scheduled to be converted to natural gas by 2025 at a cost of $500 million.[3]

Cooperative partners

Cooperative partners of the Intermountain Power Agency include the following:[4]

California purchasers

Utah cooperative purchasers

  • Bridger Valley Electric Association
  • Dixie-Escalante Rural Electric Association, Inc.
  • Flowell Electric Association
  • Garkane Power Association, Inc.
  • Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc.
  • Mt. Wheeler Power, Inc.

Utah municipal purchasers

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hollenhorst,, John (2012-02-17). "'Major' breakdown cripples IPP for 6 months". Deseret News. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  2. ↑ http://www.sltrib.com/ci_7545286 Archived June 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Kate Linthicum (April 23, 2013). "L.A. City Council votes to move away from coal-fired energy". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Participants & Service Areas". Intermountain Power Agency. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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