Red Butte Solar and Storage — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68371
- Capacity
- 600 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Battery Storage
- Technology
- Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Iron, UT
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- BrightNight Power
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- PacifiCorp - East
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Red Butte Solar and Storage
PlannedBESSSolarHybridGEM: pre-construction
Ranked #2 of 6 BESS plants in UT#37 of 837 nationally
600 MW Batteries (300 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (300 MW) planned in Iron, UT — PacifiCorp - East
EIAGEM
600 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
37.6134, -113.6440
County
Iron, UT
Nearby Plants
- Cove Mountain SolarSolar58 MW · 2.4 km
- Beryl Solar PlantSolar3 MW · 2.9 km
- Cove Mountain Solar 2Solar122 MW · 2.9 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | BrightNight Power | BrightNight | — |
| Owner(s) | Cordelio BNC Holdings, LLC, WestDevco, LLC | BrightNight | — |
| Status | Planned | pre-construction | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as BrightNight
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Red Butte Solar and Storage is a 600 MW hybrid power plant located in Iron County, Utah. The facility, owned and operated by BrightNight Power, combines solar photovoltaic generation with battery energy storage. It consists of two generators utilizing both battery and solar technologies. The solar component uses a fixed-tilt tracking system.
The plant is the second-largest of six solar facilities in Utah, and ranks 41st out of 514 solar plants nationally. Red Butte operates within the PacifiCorp - East balancing authority, which falls under the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. The plant's primary fuel type is listed as MWH, indicating its reliance on electricity from solar and storage.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
PacifiCorp - East
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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