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Cargill Salt is a 4.2 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Cargill Inc since 1993. Ranked #1673 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 4.2 MW represents a fraction 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 Cargill Salt 1,014 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Belle River Power Plant (1,664.4 MW, Gas) and Belle River (1,664.4 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Michigan, approximately 60 km northeast of Detroit.

Capacity
4.2 MW
Commissioning Year
1993

33 years old

Owner
Cargill Inc
Location
42.8183°, -82.4856°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 6,610. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #30,486 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,758 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

33 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Cargill Inc operates 1 plants totalling 4 MW

Regional density

104 plants within 100 km, 15,204 MW combined

Nearest plant: Belle River (4.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.818300, -82.485600
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
8.1 Kt
17 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
267.7 Kt
Over 33 years of operation
Past Retirement
2023
3 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.8K
cars per year
1.1K
homes per year
368.8K
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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