Intermountain Power Agency
Power generation agency in Utah, USA
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The Intermountain Power Agency (“IPA”) is a public electric power agency in Utah, United States.[1][2] It generates power for 23 Utah municipalities, 6 electric cooperatives in Utah, 6 California municipalities and one investor-owned utility.[1] IPA owns the Intermountain Power Plant near Delta, Utah, one of the largest coal-fired power plants in the United States.[3] 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.
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| Company type | Political subdivision of the State of Utah |
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| Industry | Energy |
| Founded | June 22, 1977 |
| Headquarters | , |
Areas served | California & Utah |
| Products | Electricity |
| Owner | State of Utah |
| Website | www |
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.[4] The plant is scheduled to be converted to natural gas by 2025 at a cost of $500 million.[5]
Cooperative partners
Cooperative partners of the Intermountain Power Agency include the following:[6]
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
- Beaver City
- Bountiful City
- Enterprise City
- Ephraim City
- Fairview City
- Fillmore City
- Heber Light & Power Company
- Town of Holden
- Hurricane City
- Hyrum City
- Town of Kanosh
- Kaysville City
- Lehi City
- Logan City
- Town of Meadow
- Monroe City
- Morgan City
- Mount Pleasant City
- Murray City
- Parowan City
- Town of Oak City
- Price City
- Spring City
