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Arcanum Peaking is a 1.8 MW oil power plant in the United States, operated by American Mun Power-Ohio Inc since 1999. Ranked #748 of 879 oil plants in the United States. Its 1.8 MW represents 0.0047% of the country's total oil capacity of 38,410 MW. The largest oil plant in the United States is Manatee at 2,951 MW, making Arcanum Peaking 1.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include Tait Electric Generating Station (680.6 MW, Gas), Greenville Electric Generating Station (236 MW, Gas), and Yankee Street (126.6 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Ohio, approximately 50 km west of Dayton.

Capacity
1.8 MW
Commissioning Year
1999

27 years old

Owner
American Mun Power-Ohio Inc
Location
39.9867°, -84.5513°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 8,512. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #35,026 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,046 of 2,478 Oil plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

27 years in operation

Oil fleet average: 28.7 years

Operator portfolio

American Mun Power-Ohio Inc operates 27 plants totalling 1,295 MW

Regional density

60 plants within 100 km, 8,702 MW combined

Nearest plant: Greenville Electric Generating Station (11.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 39.986700, -84.551300
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Carbon Footprint650 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
3.6 Kt
6 GWh/year × 650 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
96.9 Kt
Over 27 years of operation
Closing Soon
2029
3 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
780
cars per year
478
homes per year
163.1K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Oil emission factor (650 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (35%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Oil
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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