Carbon Power Plant, also known as Castle Gate Power Plant, was a small, 190-MWe coal-fired power station in Utah, US, operated by PacifiCorp. Its units 1 and 2, rated at 75 and 113.6 MWe, were launched into service in 1954 and 1957.[1] The plant is located at 39°43′38″N 110°51′51″W / 39.72722°N 110.86417°W / 39.72722; -110.86417, about 3 km (2 mi) north of Helper, Utah, on the east bank of Price River.
The plant was shut down on April 16, 2015,[2] and was demolished in 2016.[3]
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^"Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
^"End of an era: Mercury rule shutters Utah's oldest power plant". Deseret News. 14 April 2015.