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Basin Creek Plant is a 54.9 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Basin Creek Power Services LLC since 2005. Ranked #1102 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 54.9 MW represents 0.01% 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 Basin Creek Plant 77.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Dave Gates Generating Station (203.1 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Montana, approximately 150 km from Bozeman.

Capacity
54.9 MW
Commissioning Year
2005

21 years old

Owner
Basin Creek Power Services LLC
Location
45.9293°, -112.5194°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,833. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #12,762 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,667 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

21 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Basin Creek Power Services LLC operates 1 plants totalling 55 MW

Regional density

6 plants within 100 km, 230 MW combined

Nearest plant: Dave Gates Generating Station (33.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 45.929300, -112.519400
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
106.0 Kt
216 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.23 Mt
Over 21 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2035
9 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
23.1K
cars per year
14.1K
homes per year
4.8M
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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