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Clifton is an 87.5 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Sunflower Electric Power Corp and commissioned in 1974. Ranked #985 of 1,883 gas plants in the United States, Clifton accounts for 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 Clifton 48.8 times smaller. Nearby plants include Cloud County Wind Farm (201 MW, Wind) and Steele Flats Wind Project LLC (74.8 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Kansas, approximately 150 km north of Wichita.

Capacity
87.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1974

52 years old

Owner
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Location
39.6125°, -97.2778°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,332. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #10,850 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,388 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

52 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Sunflower Electric Power Corp operates 7 plants totalling 1,108 MW

Regional density

14 plants within 100 km, 1,405 MW combined

Nearest plant: High Banks Wind (26.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 39.612500, -97.277800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
169.0 Kt
345 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
8.79 Mt
Over 52 years of operation
Past Retirement
2004
22 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
36.7K
cars per year
22.5K
homes per year
7.7M
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
GasCoalNuclearWind
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