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Cape Gas Turbine is a 35 MW oil-fired power plant in the United States, operated by FPL Energy Cape LLC since 1970. Ranked #134 of 879 oil plants in the United States. Its 35 MW accounts for 0.09% of the United States' total oil capacity of 38,410 MW. The largest oil plant in the United States is Manatee at 2,951 MW, making this facility 84 times smaller. Nearby plants include William F Wyman Hybrid (862.7 MW, Oil), Westbrook Energy Center Power Plant (563.9 MW, Gas), and S D Warren Westbrook (69.7 MW, Waste). The facility is located in Maine, approximately 30 km southwest of Portland.

Capacity
35 MW
Commissioning Year
1970

56 years old

Owner
FPL Energy Cape LLC
Location
43.6436°, -70.2544°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,347. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #15,825 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #749 of 2,478 Oil plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

56 years in operation

Oil fleet average: 28.7 years

Operator portfolio

FPL Energy Cape LLC operates 1 plants totalling 35 MW

Regional density

51 plants within 100 km, 5,797 MW combined

Nearest plant: Regional Waste Systems (6.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 43.643600, -70.254400
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Carbon Footprint650 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
69.8 Kt
107 GWh/year × 650 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
3.91 Mt
Over 56 years of operation
Past Retirement
2000
26 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
15.2K
cars per year
9.3K
homes per year
3.2M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Oil emission factor (650 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (35%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Oil
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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