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Bull Street Plant is a 2 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Orangeburg and commissioned in 2005. Ranked #1768 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 2 MW represents 0.0003% 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 Bull Street Plant 2,131.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Wateree (771.8 MW, Coal) and Columbia Energy Center (668.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located in South Carolina, approximately 60 km southeast of Columbia.

Capacity
2 MW
Commissioning Year
2005

21 years old

Owner
City of Orangeburg - (SC)
Location
33.4898°, -80.8703°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,934. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,922 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

21 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Orangeburg - (SC) operates 4 plants totalling 28 MW

Regional density

69 plants within 100 km, 13,957 MW combined

Nearest plant: Substation 20 Plant (6.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 33.489800, -80.870300
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
3.9 Kt
8 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
81.1 Kt
Over 21 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2035
9 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
840
cars per year
515
homes per year
175.6K
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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