Utah Red Hills Renewable Energy Park — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 58660
- Capacity
- 80 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Iron, UT
- Operating Since
- 2015
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- MN8 Energy LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 208,560 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 29.7%
- Balancing Authority
- PacifiCorp - East
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Utah Red Hills Renewable Energy Park
OperatingSolar
Ranked #23 of 58 Solar plants in UT#918 of 7447 nationally
80 MW Solar operating in Iron, UT — PacifiCorp - East
EIAGEMWD
80 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2015
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
37.8828, -112.9042
County
Iron, UT
Nearby Plants
- Parowan SolarBESS116 MW · 1.6 km
- Fremont SolarBESS297 MW · 15.5 km
- Cedar Valley Solar PlantSolar3 MW · 18.3 km
Ownership & Operator
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | MN8 Energy LLC | Swinerton Renewable Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | MN8 Energy LLC | Scatec ASA [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Scatec ASA [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Red Hills Renewable Energy Park is a 104 MWp (80 MWAC) photovoltaic power plant located about 3 miles northwest of the town of Parowan in Iron County, Utah. It was the largest solar facility in the state when it came online in December, 2015. The power is being sold under a 20-year power purchase agreement to Rocky Mountain Power which serves customers in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming.
Read more on WikipediaUtah Red Hills Renewable Energy Park is an 80 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Iron County, Utah. The plant, which began operating in 2015, is owned and operated by MN8 Energy LLC. It utilizes a single-axis tracking system to maximize solar energy capture. The plant is connected to the PacifiCorp - East balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
The facility consists of a single generator and ranks as the 14th largest solar plant in Utah out of 58, and 697th nationally out of 7108. In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 208,560 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 29.7%. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, suggesting transparency in its economic performance.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
PacifiCorp - East
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Interconnection Queue2 projectsBeta
OperationalSolar80 MWWest
Generation
10.0K MWh
Latest Month
208.6K MWh
Annual Generation
29.7%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$51.2/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$16.1/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
News & Articles (2)Beta
Industry·corporate
Utah’s first floating solar array will power 90% of Park City water treatment plant
Utah's first floating solar array was launched in Park City on Thursday. The array will power over 90% of Mountain Regional Water's local water treatment plant.
Park City (other)Mountain Regional Water (other)
KPCW·1 years ago
Industry·technology
Geothermal Resources
Geothermal energy is heat that originates within the earth. It is thermal energy contained in the rock and fluid that fills the fractures and pores within...
Utah Geological Survey (.gov)·4 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
View all articles