IPA | Intermountain Power Project Renewed
USA
Greenfield
Overview
Status
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Greenfield
Region
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North America
Geography
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USA
State
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Utah
Equity Owner
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Proponent
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Intermountain Power Agency
Output
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Green hydrogen
Type of electricty
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Capacity
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Financing
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Technology
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Technical Advisors
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The Industrial Company (generation EPC)
Advisors
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Project Contact
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Marty Adams@publicpower.org LADWP’s General Manager and Chief Engineer
Lawyers
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Project Cost
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USD 1.9bn
Offtaker
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IPP natural gas - hydrogen generation unit
Commercial Operations Date
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2025
Decommission Date
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FID
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Description
Dubbed “IPP Renewed,” the project project includes the retirement of the existing coal-fueled units at the IPP site; installation of new natural gas-fueled electricity generating units capable of utilizing hydrogen for 840 megawatts net generation output; modernization of IPP’s Southern Transmission System linking IPP to Southern California; and the development of hydrogen production and long-term storage capabilities. Upon buildout of these facilities (see “Project Schedule”), IPP will use renewable energy-powered electrolysis to split water into oxygen and hydrogen, storing the latter in underground salt caverns for use as fuel to drive electricity-generating turbines. The new natural gas generating units will be designed to utilize 30 percent hydrogen fuel at start-up, transitioning to 100 percent hydrogen fuel by 2045 as technology improves.