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BP Naperville Cogeneration Facility is an 8.3 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by BP America Inc since 1991. Ranked #1,529 of 1,883 gas plants in the United States. Its 8.3 MW represents 0.0014% of the United States' 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 BP Naperville 513 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Dresden Generating Station (2,018.6 MW, Nuclear), Elwood Energy LLC (1,728 MW, Gas), and Joliet 29 (1,320 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Illinois, approximately 50 km southwest of Chicago.

Capacity
8.3 MW
Commissioning Year
1991

35 years old

Owner
BP America Inc
Location
41.8108°, -88.1486°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,124. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #25,650 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,556 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

35 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

BP America Inc operates 1 plants totalling 8 MW

Regional density

120 plants within 100 km, 34,677 MW combined

Nearest plant: Nalco (4.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.810800, -88.148600
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
16.0 Kt
33 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
561.1 Kt
Over 35 years of operation
Past Retirement
2021
5 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
3.5K
cars per year
2.1K
homes per year
728.7K
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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