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Carthage is a 41.8 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Carthage since 1965. Ranked #1208 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 41.8 MW represents 0.01% 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 Carthage 102 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include State Line Combined Cycle (690.5 MW, Gas), Empire Energy Center (379 MW, Gas), and Riverton (300.2 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Missouri, approximately 200 km northwest of Little Rock.

Capacity
41.8 MW
Commissioning Year
1965

61 years old

Owner
City of Carthage - (MO)
Location
37.1766°, -94.2994°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,178. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #15,018 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,869 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

61 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Carthage - (MO) operates 1 plants totalling 42 MW

Regional density

17 plants within 100 km, 2,788 MW combined

Nearest plant: Empire Energy Center (17.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 37.176600, -94.299400
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
80.7 Kt
165 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
4.93 Mt
Over 61 years of operation
Past Retirement
1995
31 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
17.6K
cars per year
10.8K
homes per year
3.7M
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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