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Custer Energy Center is a 24.5 MW gas power plant in the United States of America, operated by Manitowoc Public Utilities since 1999. Ranked #1324 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 24.5 MW represents 0.004% of the 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 174 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Point Beach Nuclear Plant (1,311 MW, Nuclear), Kewaunee Power Station (560.1 MW, Nuclear), and Edgewater (413.7 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Wisconsin, approximately 50 km from the city of Manitowoc.

Capacity
24.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1999

27 years old

Owner
Manitowoc Public Utilities
Location
44.0854°, -87.7261°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,693. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #18,033 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,114 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

27 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Manitowoc Public Utilities operates 2 plants totalling 142 MW

Regional density

41 plants within 100 km, 6,381 MW combined

Nearest plant: Manitowoc (5.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 44.085400, -87.726100
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
47.3 Kt
97 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.28 Mt
Over 27 years of operation
Closing Soon
2029
3 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
10.3K
cars per year
6.3K
homes per year
2.2M
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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