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Baptist Medical Center is a 9 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Baptist Memorial Hospital since 1988. Ranked #1516 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 9 MW accounts for 0.0015% 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 Baptist Medical Center 473 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Northside Generating Station (1,407.1 MW, Coal), JEA Northside Generating Station (1,407.1 MW, Gas), and Brandy Branch (783.1 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Florida, approximately 20 km north of Jacksonville.

Capacity
9 MW
Commissioning Year
1988

38 years old

Owner
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Location
30.3145°, -81.6627°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,016. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #25,134 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,537 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

38 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Baptist Memorial Hospital operates 1 plants totalling 9 MW

Regional density

31 plants within 100 km, 7,240 MW combined

Nearest plant: J D Kennedy (6.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 30.314500, -81.662700
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
17.4 Kt
35 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
660.6 Kt
Over 38 years of operation
Past Retirement
2018
8 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
3.8K
cars per year
2.3K
homes per year
790.2K
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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