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American Gypsum Cogeneration9.6 MW Natural Gas

GasVerified: Jul 2026

American Gypsum Cogeneration is a 9.6 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Eagle Materials Co LLC since 1990. Ranked #1507 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 9.6 MW represents a small portion of the United States' total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is the West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making American Gypsum Cogeneration 443.5 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Shoshone (CO) (14.4 MW, Hydro), Eagle Valley Clean Energy LLC (12.6 MW, Biomass), and Basalt (5 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Colorado, approximately 30 km west of Leadville.

Capacity
9.6 MW
Commissioning Year
1990

36 years old

Owner
Eagle Materials Co LLC
Location
39.6486°, -106.9494°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,954. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #24,855 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,526 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

36 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Eagle Materials Co LLC operates 1 plants totalling 10 MW

Regional density

16 plants within 100 km, 1,021 MW combined

Nearest plant: Eagle Valley Clean Energy LLC Biomass (0.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 39.648600, -106.949400
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
18.5 Kt
38 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
667.6 Kt
Over 36 years of operation
Past Retirement
2020
6 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
4.0K
cars per year
2.5K
homes per year
842.9K
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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