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ECP Uptown Campus is a 5.6 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by ECP Uptown Campus LLC since 1997. Ranked #1609 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 5.6 MW represents 0.0009% 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 ECP Uptown Campus 763 times smaller. Nearby plants include Beaver Valley Nuclear Generating Station (1,846.8 MW, Nuclear) and Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station (1,134 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Pennsylvania, approximately 50 km northwest of Pittsburgh.

Capacity
5.6 MW
Commissioning Year
1997

29 years old

Owner
ECP Uptown Campus LLC
Location
40.4373°, -79.9874°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,670. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #27,893 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,672 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

29 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

ECP Uptown Campus LLC operates 1 plants totalling 6 MW

Regional density

57 plants within 100 km, 34,111 MW combined

Nearest plant: Brunot Island (5.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.437300, -79.987400
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
10.8 Kt
22 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
313.7 Kt
Over 29 years of operation
Closing Soon
2027
1 year remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.4K
cars per year
1.4K
homes per year
491.7K
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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