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Cargill Salt Hersey is a 2.1 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Cargill Salt Hersey since 1998. Ranked #1765 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 2.1 MW represents 0.0004% of the United States' 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 this facility 2,032.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Stoney Corners Wind Farm (60 MW, Wind), George Johnson (51 MW, Gas), and Cadillac Renewable Energy (44 MW, Waste). The facility is located in Michigan, approximately 40 km northeast of Grand Rapids.

Capacity
2.1 MW
Commissioning Year
1998

28 years old

Owner
Cargill Salt Hersey
Location
43.8342°, -85.3558°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,900. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #33,790 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,914 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

28 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Cargill Salt Hersey operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

36 plants within 100 km, 7,842 MW combined

Nearest plant: George Johnson (5.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 43.834200, -85.355800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
4.1 Kt
8 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
113.6 Kt
Over 28 years of operation
Closing Soon
2028
2 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
882
cars per year
541
homes per year
184.4K
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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