| Title |
Gadsby Power Plant, Salt Lake City, Utah [164] |
| Photo Number |
P0206add2n04_02_030 |
| Description |
Scan of a photo of "More than $24 million is being spent by Utah Power and Light Co. for the development of the 60-acre plot West of Salt Lake City shown in this scale model. Gadsby plant is at top center, and Operations Center and Office buiding, warehouse and garages are at lower right. Jordan plant, not part of the project, is at left" |
| Keywords |
Rocky Mountain Power; Salt Lake City; Utah Power and Light; Steam power |
| Subject |
Electric power-plants--Utah--Salt Lake City--Photographs; Coal-fired power plants--Utah--Salt Lake City--Photographs |
| Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City (Utah) |
| Latitude |
40.75 |
| Longitude |
-111.883333 |
| Additional Information |
The 353-megawatt Gadsby Plant is named for George M. Gadsby, a former president of Utah Power & Light Co., now Rocky Mountain Power. Units 1, 2 and 3 were commissioned between 1951 and 1955 on a 2,500-acre site in Salt Lake City. It was fueled primarily by coal until 1987. In the early 1990s, the plant's three units were retooled for natural gas, and capable of generating 231 megawatts |
| Collection Number and Name |
P0206 Rocky Mountain Power Company Photograph Collection |
| Collection Name |
Rocky Mountain Power Company |
| Rights |
 |
| Type |
Image |
| Finding Aid |
https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv479461 |
| Digitization Specifications |
Digital image produced on Epson Expression 10000 XL scanner, RGB, at 400 ppi. Archival file is uncompressed TIFF. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6fb5txx |
| Setname |
uum_map |
| ID |
987753 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6fb5txx |
