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Calvert City is a 26.7 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by DTE Calvert City LLC since 2000. Ranked #1308 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 26.7 MW represents 0.0045% of the United States' 592,244 MW total gas capacity. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Calvert City 159.5 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Shawnee (1575 MW, Coal), Marshall Energy Facility (688 MW, Gas), and Kentucky Dam (218.6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Kentucky, approximately 150 km northwest of Nashville.

Capacity
26.7 MW
Commissioning Year
2000

26 years old

Owner
DTE Calvert City LLC
Location
37.0483°, -88.3539°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,609. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #17,458 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,080 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

26 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

DTE Calvert City LLC operates 1 plants totalling 27 MW

Regional density

12 plants within 100 km, 7,802 MW combined

Nearest plant: Marshall Energy Facility (4.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 37.048300, -88.353900
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
51.6 Kt
105 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.34 Mt
Over 26 years of operation
Closing Soon
2030
4 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
11.2K
cars per year
6.9K
homes per year
2.3M
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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