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Agrium Kenai Nitrogen Operations is a 12.5 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Agrium US Inc since 1977. Ranked #1454 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 12.5 MW represents 0.002% of the United States' total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Agrium Kenai 341 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Nikiski Combined Cycle (80.8 MW, Gas), Bernice Lake (76.7 MW, Gas), and Soldotna (50 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Alaska, approximately 200 km southwest of Anchorage.

Capacity
12.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1977

49 years old

Owner
Agrium US Inc
Location
60.6732°, -151.3784°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,527. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #22,338 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,413 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

49 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Agrium US Inc operates 1 plants totalling 13 MW

Regional density

8 plants within 100 km, 780 MW combined

Nearest plant: Bernice Lake (2.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 60.673200, -151.378400
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
24.1 Kt
49 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.18 Mt
Over 49 years of operation
Past Retirement
2007
19 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
5.2K
cars per year
3.2K
homes per year
1.1M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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