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BYUI Central Energy Facility5.6 MW Natural Gas

GasVerified: Jul 2026

BYUI Central Energy Facility is a 5.6 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Brigham Young University Idaho since 2015. Ranked #1609 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 5.6 MW represents a small fraction of the total gas capacity of 592,244 MW in the country. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making BYUI Central Energy Facility 761 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Goshen Phase II (124.5 MW, Wind), Meadow Creek Project Company (119.7 MW, Wind), and Wolverine Creek (64.5 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Idaho, approximately 30 km southwest of Idaho Falls.

Capacity
5.6 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Brigham Young Univ Idaho
Location
43.8169°, -111.7858°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,670. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #27,893 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,672 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Brigham Young Univ Idaho operates 1 plants totalling 6 MW

Regional density

Location

Coordinates:: 43.816900, -111.785800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
10.8 Kt
22 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
119.0 Kt
Over 11 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2045
19 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.4K
cars per year
1.4K
homes per year
491.7K
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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