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    • Oak Canyon Jr. High - Lindon
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    • Arches Academy - Orem
    • Clear Horizons Academy - Orem
    • Franklin Discovery Academy - Lindon UT
    • Kids Village - Orem
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    • Dragon's Keep Comic Store
    • Escapes in Time Escape Rooms - Orem UT
    • Frontline Tactical - Orem
    • Get Some Shooting Range
    • Hang Time Adventure Park- Orem
    • Kids Place at University Place - Orem
    • Miracle Bowl - Orem
    • Murdock Canal Trail Orem Utah
    • Nickel City Fun Center - Orem
    • Olmstead Power Plant
    • Orem City Public Library
    • Orem Utah Temple LDS - Orem UT
    • The Orchard at UP - Orem
    • Pickleball - Orem UT
    • Ready Gunner - Orem
    • Red Giant Escape Rooms - Orem
    • Rhyno's Axe Throwing and Archery - Orem
    • Sleepy Ridge Golf Course
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    • Hale Center Theater - Orem
    • The Stage at City Center Park - Orem Utah
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    • Orem Heritage Museum
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    • Scera Center for the Arts
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    • UVU Museum of Art
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    • Bonneville Park - Orem
    • Cascade Park - Orem
    • Cemetery Field - Orem
    • Cherryhill Park - Orem
    • City Center Park - Orem
    • Community Park - Orem
    • Foothill Park - Orem
    • Geneva Park - Orem
    • Hillcrest Park - Orem
    • Lakeside Sports Park - Orem
    • Mt. Timpanogos Park - Orem
    • Nielsen's Grove Park - Orem
    • Northridge Park - Orem
    • Orchard Park - Orem
    • Orem Bike Skills Trail Park - Orem
    • Orem Dog Park - Orem
    • Palisade Park - Orem
    • Scera Park - Orem
    • Scera Park Pools - Orem
    • Sharon Park - Orem
    • Skate Park - Orem
    • SouthWest Park - Orem
    • Springwater Park - Orem
    • Westmore Park - Orem
    • Windsor Park - Orem
  • Colleges in Orem - Higher Education in Orem
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    • Mountainland Technical College - Orem
    • Skin Science Institute - Orem
    • Utah CNA and EMT Training - Orem
    • Utah College of Dental Hygiene - Orem
    • Utah State University - Orem
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    • Hotel Meeting Rooms - Orem
    • Miller Megaplex Event Center
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    • SCERA Center - Orem
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    • Sleepy Ridge Clubhouse
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    • University Mall Conference Rm - Orem
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    • Carterville Real Estate and Homes for Sale - Orem
    • Cascade Real Estate - Orem
    • Cherry Hill Real Estate and Homes for Sale - Orem
    • Christeele Acres Historic District - Orem
    • Geneva Real Estate and Homes for Sale - Orem
    • Heatheridge Real Estate and Homes for Sale - Orem
    • Hillcrest Real Estate - Orem
    • The Lakes at Sleepy Ridge Real Estate and Homes for Sale - Orem
    • Lakeridge Real Estate Orem UT
    • Lakeview Real Estate - Orem UT
    • Lincoln Gardens Real Estate - Orem UT
    • Northridge Community Real Estate - Orem
    • Northridge Neighborhood - Orem
    • Orchard Real Estate and Homes for Sale - Orem UT
    • Orem Neighborhood Real Estate - Orem Utah
    • Orem North Real Estate and Homes for Sale - Orem
    • Orem Park Real Estate and Homes for Sale - Orem
    • Palisades Drive Real Estate and Homes for Sale - Orem
    • Paradise Park Real Estate - Orem
    • The Ponds at Sleepy Ridge - Orem
    • Sharon Real Estate and Homes for Sale - Orem UT
    • Sharon Park Real Estate and Homes for Sale - Orem
    • Sleepy RIdge Real Estate and Homes for Sale - Orem
    • Southgate Real Estate and Homes for Sale - Orem UT
    • Springwater Real Estate - Orem UT
    • Stonewood Neighborhood Real Estate - Orem
    • Stonewood Subivision - Orem
    • Suncrest Real Estate - Orem
    • Sunridge Real Estate - Orem
    • Sunset Heights East - Orem
    • Sunset Heights West - Orem
    • Timpview Real Estate - Orem
    • Westlake Real Estate - Orem
    • Winsdor Real Estate - Orem
  • Schools in Orem
    • Aspen Elementary School - Orem
    • Bonneville Elementary School - Orem
    • Cascade Elementary - Orem
    • Centennial Elementary, Orem
    • Cherry Hill Elementary - Orem
    • Foothill Elementary - Orem
    • Geneva Elementary - Orem
    • Northridge Elementary - Orem
    • Orchard Elementary - Orem
    • Orem Elementary - Orem
    • Sharon Elementary - Orem
    • Suncrest Elementary - Orem
    • Vineyard Elementary - Orem
    • Westmore Elementary - Orem
    • Windsor Elementary - Orem
    • Canyon View Jr High - Orem
    • Lakeridge Jr High - Orem
    • Oak Canyon Jr. High - Lindon
    • Orem Jr High - Orem
    • Mountain View High - Orem
    • Orem High - Orem
    • Timpanogos High - Orem
    • Arches Academy - Orem
    • Clear Horizons Academy - Orem
    • Franklin Discovery Academy - Lindon UT
    • Kids Village - Orem
    • Learning Dynamics Preschool - Orem
    • Lumen Scholar Institute - Orem UT
    • Maeser Academy - Lindon UT
    • Noah Webster Academy - Orem UT
    • Utah County Academy of Science
  • Orem Utilities - New Resident Info
    • Internet Service in Orem
    • Taxes in Orem UT
    • Telephone Service in Orem
    • TV Service in Orem
    • Utilities in Orem
  • Things to Do in Orem
    • Build-a-Bear - Orem
    • Cascade Mini-golf
    • Classic Fun Center - Orem
    • Club Pickleball USA - Orem UT
    • Coconut Cove Vineyard Utah
    • Disc Golf - Orem
    • Dragon's Keep Comic Store
    • Escapes in Time Escape Rooms - Orem UT
    • Frontline Tactical - Orem
    • Get Some Shooting Range
    • Hang Time Adventure Park- Orem
    • Kids Place at University Place - Orem
    • Miracle Bowl - Orem
    • Murdock Canal Trail Orem Utah
    • Nickel City Fun Center - Orem
    • Olmstead Power Plant
    • Orem City Public Library
    • Orem Utah Temple LDS - Orem UT
    • The Orchard at UP - Orem
    • Pickleball - Orem UT
    • Ready Gunner - Orem
    • Red Giant Escape Rooms - Orem
    • Rhyno's Axe Throwing and Archery - Orem
    • Sleepy Ridge Golf Course
    • Spectator Sports - Orem >
      • UVU Baseball
      • UVU Athletics
      • UVU Basketball
    • Splash Pads in Orem
    • Timp Harley - Lindon
    • University Mall Cinemark Multiplex - Orem
    • University Place - Orem
    • Utah Airguns Shooting Range
  • Arts in Orem
    • Orem Arts Council
    • Hale Center Theater - Orem
    • The Stage at City Center Park - Orem Utah
    • The Noorda Center Theater (UVU)
    • Orem Heritage Museum
    • Orem Library Hall
    • Ragan Theater (UVU)
    • Scera Center for the Arts
    • Scera Shell Outdoor Theater
    • UVU Museum of Art
  • Parks in Orem
    • Bonneville Park - Orem
    • Cascade Park - Orem
    • Cemetery Field - Orem
    • Cherryhill Park - Orem
    • City Center Park - Orem
    • Community Park - Orem
    • Foothill Park - Orem
    • Geneva Park - Orem
    • Hillcrest Park - Orem
    • Lakeside Sports Park - Orem
    • Mt. Timpanogos Park - Orem
    • Nielsen's Grove Park - Orem
    • Northridge Park - Orem
    • Orchard Park - Orem
    • Orem Bike Skills Trail Park - Orem
    • Orem Dog Park - Orem
    • Palisade Park - Orem
    • Scera Park - Orem
    • Scera Park Pools - Orem
    • Sharon Park - Orem
    • Skate Park - Orem
    • SouthWest Park - Orem
    • Springwater Park - Orem
    • Westmore Park - Orem
    • Windsor Park - Orem
  • Colleges in Orem - Higher Education in Orem
    • Healing Mountain Massage School - Orem
    • Mountainland Technical College - Orem
    • Skin Science Institute - Orem
    • Utah CNA and EMT Training - Orem
    • Utah College of Dental Hygiene - Orem
    • Utah State University - Orem
    • Utah Valley University UVU - Orem
  • Fitness Gyms in Orem
    • CrossFit - Orem
    • Curves - Orem
    • Elevate Fitness - Orem
    • EXL Fitness - Orem
    • Orange Theory Fitness - Orem UT
    • Orem Rec Center - Orem Fitness Center Orem Utah
    • Planet Fitness - Orem
    • VASA Fitness North - Orem
    • VASA Fitness - Orem (University)
  • Venues and Facilities in Orem
    • Barteli Reception Hall
    • Hotel Meeting Rooms - Orem
    • Miller Megaplex Event Center
    • Orem Senior Center - Orem
    • SCERA Center - Orem
    • Shade Events, Orem
    • Sleepy Ridge Clubhouse
    • Sun River Gardens - Orem
    • University Mall Conference Rm - Orem
    • UVU Sorensen Center - Orem
    • UVU UCCU Events Center
  • Venues Near Orem
    • Bella Vista - Lindon
    • Castle Park - Lindon
    • Conrad Ranch - Provo Canyon Reception
    • Sundance Resort - Sundance
    • Wadley Farms - Lindon
  • Top 10 Reasons to Live in Orem UT
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Olmstead Power Plant - Orem Utah
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Olmstead Power Plant
Mouth of Provo Canyon on Hwy 189
1018 N 1630 E St,
Orem, UT 84097


It has been announced that a historical museum will be opening at the site but no date has been set.

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Owned by the Federal Government and operated by the Utah Water Conservatory District. The historic power plant operated for 111 years prior to closing operations in 2015. 
New plant operates with 2 turbines and cost $42M to build. It generates enough electricity to power 3000 homes. 
Other original buildings housed the Tulluride Institute, which trained electrical engineers in the use and operation of AC/DC power.

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Construction of the Olmsted Hydroelectric Power Plant Replacement Project began in the summer of 2016. Work included a rehabilitation of an existing 102-inch pipeline, lining the existing 12-foot rock-tunnel with an 84-inch steel pipeline, constructing a new cliff spillway structure, surge tank, 84-inch buried penstock and power house with new hydroelectric equipment and installation of a new power transmission line to the Provo Power system.
The new Olmsted plant is a “run of the river” plant producing power only when water demands from downstream users necessitate water deliveries. The total cost of the replacement project is approximately $42 million. Commercial power production will commence in October 2018. The Olmsted Power Plant is a Federal facility operated and maintained by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District producing power marketed by the Western Area Power Authority serving local customers including CUWCD, Provo Power, Utah Municipal Power Authority, Utah Associated Power Systems, Weber Basin Water Conservancy District and the cities of Lehi and Kaysville.

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