# Blundell Geothermal Plant

**Type:** venture
**Status:** Draft
**Confidence:** Medium
**Tier:** C
**Focus:** geothermal power, utility generation, hydrothermal plant operations, PacifiCorp
**Roles:** field-skilled-trades, hardware-engineering, physical-sciences
**Stage:** Operating utility-owned geothermal plant
**Ownership:** public
**Primary Location:** Milford area, Beaver County, UT
**Utah Location:** Beaver County, UT
**Region:** Beaver County
**Map Location:** Blundell geothermal plant area, near Milford, UT
**Coordinates:** 38.4889, -112.8536
**Location Precision:** approximate
**Location Source:** https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/
**Website:** https://www.pacificorp.com/
**Domain:** energy
**Updated:** 2026-08-11
**Needs-reviewed:** 2026-08-11

## Summary

Blundell is PacifiCorp's (Rocky Mountain Power) geothermal generating station near Milford in Beaver County, Utah — the longest-running conventional geothermal plant in the county's operating cluster. Third-party generation databases put annual output on the order of ~270 GWh, making it larger than Cove Fort or Thermo No. 1 on energy produced. Ormat historically supplied a binary bottoming-cycle expansion unit at Blundell (see [Ormat Technologies](ormat-technologies.md)).

This page treats the **plant / Utah operating site** as the citable atom for talent matching; PacifiCorp corporate strategy lives elsewhere. Job-seekers should use PacifiCorp / Berkshire Hathaway Energy careers channels and filter for Utah generation or geothermal O&M roles rather than expecting a Blundell-branded ATS.

## Impact

Blundell is proof that Utah hydrothermal geothermal can run for decades as utility baseload. That permanence anchors Beaver County's identity as a geothermal corridor and sets the operational baseline next to which [Fervo](fervo-energy.md), [Ormat](ormat-technologies.md), and [Cyrq](cyrq-energy.md) are judged. Bounds are those of a single utility plant: climate impact scales with continued high capacity factor and eventual life-extension or replacement decisions by PacifiCorp.

## Utah Context

Located in the Roosevelt Hot Springs / Milford geothermal area of Beaver County, near the same corridor as Cove Fort, Thermo No. 1, Utah FORGE, and Fervo Cape Station. Workforce overlaps with other plant O&M roles in the county.

## What They Need Now

Utility geothermal plants typically need plant operators, maintenance technicians, electrical and mechanical craft, and occasional engineering support for outages and capital projects. PacifiCorp hiring is corporate — search Rocky Mountain Power / PacifiCorp careers for Utah generation roles rather than a plant-specific board. Clearance is usually not required; rural relocation willingness is.

## Evidence

- PacifiCorp corporate site · https://www.pacificorp.com/
- Ormat Utah context (Blundell bottoming cycle / county cluster) on [Ormat Technologies](ormat-technologies.md) · https://greatutah.work/pages/ormat-technologies.md
- Nearby plant context via GridInfo Cove Fort / Thermo records (distance references) · https://www.gridinfo.com/plant/cove-fort/58570

## Open Questions

- Which PacifiCorp careers path exposes current Blundell or Utah geothermal operations roles?
- Current nameplate vs net capacity and unit configuration (flash vs binary bottoming) from a primary PacifiCorp or EIA-860 citation.
- Is there a PacifiCorp-published site address that supports a more precise location than the current corridor anchor?

## See Also

- [Ormat Technologies](ormat-technologies.md)
- [Cyrq Energy](cyrq-energy.md)
- [Fervo Energy](fervo-energy.md)
- [Utah FORGE](utah-forge.md)

## Maintainer Notes

- Add `**Careers:**` only after confirming a stable PacifiCorp URL for Blundell or Utah geothermal roles.
- Upgrade `Location Precision` only if PacifiCorp publishes a site address supporting an exact point.