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Elkton is a 9.8 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Merck & Co Inc since 1986. Ranked #1504 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 9.8 MW represents 0.0017% 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 Elkton 434 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Louisa Generation Facility (509.1 MW, Gas), Gordonsville Energy LP (300.4 MW, Gas), and Mount Clinton (24 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Virginia, approximately 60 km northwest of Richmond.

Capacity
9.8 MW
Commissioning Year
1986

40 years old

Owner
Merck & Co Inc
Location
38.3836°, -78.6528°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,943. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #24,804 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,520 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

40 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Merck & Co Inc operates 2 plants totalling 31 MW

Regional density

26 plants within 100 km, 9,137 MW combined

Nearest plant: Merck (0.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 38.383600, -78.652800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
18.9 Kt
39 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
757.2 Kt
Over 40 years of operation
Past Retirement
2016
10 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
4.1K
cars per year
2.5K
homes per year
860.4K
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
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