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Crisp Plant is a 17.5 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Crisp County Power Comm since 1957. It also utilizes coal as a secondary fuel. The plant is located at coordinates 31.8447, -83.9407. Ranked #1394 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, Crisp Plant's 17.5 MW represents 0.003% 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 Crisp Plant 243 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Dougherty County Solar LLC (120 MW, Solar), Flint River Operations (85.1 MW, Biomass), and Albany Green Energy (54.5 MW, Waste). The facility is situated in Crisp County, approximately 200 km south of Atlanta.

Capacity
17.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1957

69 years old

Owner
Crisp County Power Comm
Location
31.8447°, -83.9407°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,189. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #20,573 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,281 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

69 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Crisp County Power Comm operates 2 plants totalling 35 MW

Regional density

24 plants within 100 km, 1,759 MW combined

Nearest plant: Flint River (32.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 31.844700, -83.940700
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
33.8 Kt
69 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.33 Mt
Over 69 years of operation
Past Retirement
1987
39 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
7.3K
cars per year
4.5K
homes per year
1.5M
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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