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Capitol District Energy Center is a 70.5 MW gas and oil plant in the United States, operated by Capitol District Energy Center and commissioned in 1988. Ranked #1039 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, this plant represents 0.01% of the country's total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Capitol District Energy Center 60.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include CPV Towantic Energy Center (841.5 MW, Gas), Middletown (786.4 MW, Oil), and Kleen Energy Systems Project (693 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Connecticut, approximately 30 km southwest of Hartford.

Capacity
70.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1988

38 years old

Owner
Capitol District Energy Center
Location
41.7639°, -72.6925°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,585. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #11,694 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,527 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

38 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Capitol District Energy Center operates 1 plants totalling 71 MW

Regional density

385 plants within 100 km, 19,756 MW combined

Nearest plant: Hartford Hospital Cogeneration (1.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.763900, -72.692500
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
136.2 Kt
278 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
5.17 Mt
Over 38 years of operation
Past Retirement
2018
8 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
29.6K
cars per year
18.2K
homes per year
6.2M
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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