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Coralville GT is a 72 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by MidAmerican Energy Co since 1970. Ranked #1033 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 72 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 Coralville GT 59 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Duane Arnold Energy Center (679.5 MW, Nuclear), Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids (294.6 MW, Coal), and Prairie Creek (213.4 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Iowa, approximately 30 km northeast of Cedar Rapids.

Capacity
72 MW
Commissioning Year
1970

56 years old

Owner
MidAmerican Energy Co
Location
41.6719°, -91.5640°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,563. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #11,616 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,510 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

56 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

MidAmerican Energy Co operates 45 plants totalling 11,395 MW

Regional density

53 plants within 100 km, 3,470 MW combined

Nearest plant: University of Iowa Main Power Plant (2.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.671900, -91.564000
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
139.1 Kt
284 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
7.79 Mt
Over 56 years of operation
Past Retirement
2000
26 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
30.2K
cars per year
18.5K
homes per year
6.3M
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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