American Gypsum Cogeneration— 9.6 MW Natural Gas
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.
36 years old
United States of America, North America
- 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
36 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Eagle Materials Co LLC operates 1 plants totalling 10 MW
16 plants within 100 km, 1,021 MW combined
Nearest plant: Eagle Valley Clean Energy LLC Biomass (0.5 km)
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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