Kick off the event with an exclusive experience beyond the convention center. Tech Tours take you inside the operating generation assets serving Utah's Wasatch Front, hosted by PacifiCorp — from a 1,200-MW combined-cycle station to one of the West's longest-serving thermal plants.  

Walk the plant with the people who run it. See turbines, HRSGs and control rooms up close, hear how operators dispatch these units against load growth and changing grid conditions, and bring practical insights back to your own fleet. 

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lakeside

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The Lake Side Power Plant, owned and operated by PacifiCorp (doing business as Rocky Mountain Power in Utah), is a natural gas-fired combined-cycle generating station located in Vineyard, Utah, on the former Geneva Steel site. The facility consists of two 2x1 combined-cycle power blocks, each containing two gas combustion turbines, two heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs), and one steam turbine, utilizing equipment supplied by Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation. The first block entered commercial service in 2007, with the second block placed in service in 2014. The plant's total generating capacity is approximately 1,200 MW (1,204 MW nominal, about 1,246 MW nameplate), making it one of Utah’s largest generating facilities. Designed to provide efficient, flexible generation to support regional load growth, Lake Side is a key component of PacifiCorp’s thermal generation portfolio and serves customers throughout the western United States. 

Clothing Requirements:  

  • Closed toe shoes required, preferably long pants and long-sleeved shirts.   

  • Hard hats and safety glasses will be provided. 

Security Requirements:  

  • All visitors are required to present photo identification, sign in with security, and remain escorted while on the premises. 

Cost: TBD 

Registration Cap: 40 

 Disclaimer: Tour times will be assigned approximately one month in advance. If additional spaces become available, we will accommodate registrations received after the initial assignment. 

gadsby

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The Gadsby Power Plant, owned and operated by PacifiCorp, is a natural gas-fired generating station located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has been a cornerstone of Utah’s power system for more than 70 years. The facility consists of three steam turbine generating units that entered service in 1951, 1952, and 1955, respectively, and were originally coal-fired before being converted to burn natural gas in the 1990s. In 2002, PacifiCorp added three GE LM6000 simple-cycle combustion turbines, each rated at approximately 43.5 MW, to enhance peaking and grid-support capabilities. The station’s total generating capacity is approximately 485-493 MW, depending on rating methodology, with the steam units providing baseload and reliability support and the combustion turbines offering fast-start operational flexibility. Located adjacent to PacifiCorp’s Salt Lake City operations center, Gadsby plays an important role in serving electrical demand along Utah’s Wasatch Front and remains one of the utility’s key thermal generation assets. 

Clothing Requirements:  

  • Closed toe shoes required, preferably long pants and long-sleeved shirts.   

  • Hard hats and safety glasses will be provided. 

Security Requirements:  

  • All visitors are required to present photo identification, sign in with security, and remain escorted while on the premises. 

Cost: TBD 

Registration Cap: 20