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Atlantic is a 10 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Atlantic Municipal Utilities and commissioned in 1999. Ranked #1500 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 10 MW represents 0.002% of the country's 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 Atlantic 426.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Rolling Hills Wind Farm (443.9 MW, Wind), Eclipse Wind Farm (200.1 MW, Wind), and Exira (181.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Iowa, approximately 100 km west of Des Moines.

Capacity
10 MW
Commissioning Year
1999

27 years old

Owner
Atlantic Municipal Utilities
Location
41.4090°, -95.0000°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,785. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #23,756 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,504 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

27 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Atlantic Municipal Utilities operates 1 plants totalling 10 MW

Regional density

57 plants within 100 km, 6,675 MW combined

Nearest plant: Wiota (10.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.409000, -95.000000
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
19.3 Kt
39 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
521.5 Kt
Over 27 years of operation
Closing Soon
2029
3 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
4.2K
cars per year
2.6K
homes per year
878.0K
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
GasCoalNuclearWind
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