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Brookside Newark is a 2.6 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Diamond State Generation Partners LLC since 2011. Ranked #1748 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 2.6 MW represents a fraction of the country's 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 Brookside Newark 1,640 times smaller. Nearby plants include Salem Nuclear Power Plant (2381.8 MW, Nuclear), PSEG Salem Generating Station (2381.8 MW, Nuclear), and PSEG Hope Creek Generating Station (1290.7 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Delaware, approximately 40 km south of Wilmington.

Capacity
2.6 MW
Commissioning Year
2011

15 years old

Owner
Diamond State Generation Partners LLC
Location
39.6689°, -75.7161°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,582. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #32,889 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,893 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

15 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Diamond State Generation Partners LLC operates 2 plants totalling 28 MW

Regional density

237 plants within 100 km, 44,872 MW combined

Nearest plant: Cecil County CCVT HS (8.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 39.668900, -75.716100
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
5.0 Kt
10 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
75.3 Kt
Over 15 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2041
15 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.1K
cars per year
670
homes per year
228.3K
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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