Gadsby Power Plant, Salt Lake City, Utah [184]

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Title Gadsby Power Plant, Salt Lake City, Utah [184]
Photo Number P0206add2n04_03_084
Description Scan of a photo of personnel in the Gadsby plant
Creator J.M. Heslop Photography. 825 South 7 West. Salt Lake City 4, Utah
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/s6z61f1g
Setname uum_map
ID 987780
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z61f1g
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