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Borger Plant is a 37.5 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Sid Richardson Carbon Ltd since 1985. Ranked #1238 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 37.5 MW represents 0.01% 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 Borger Plant 113 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Harrington (1080 MW, Coal), Nichols (474.7 MW, Gas), and Black Hawk Station (243.9 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Texas, approximately 50 km northeast of Amarillo.

Capacity
37.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1985

41 years old

Owner
Sid Richardson Carbon Ltd
Location
35.6647°, -101.4354°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,290. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #15,573 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,930 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

41 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Sid Richardson Carbon Ltd operates 1 plants totalling 38 MW

Regional density

41 plants within 100 km, 6,064 MW combined

Nearest plant: Black Hawk Station (7.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 35.664700, -101.435400
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
72.4 Kt
148 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.97 Mt
Over 41 years of operation
Past Retirement
2015
11 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
15.7K
cars per year
9.7K
homes per year
3.3M
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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