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Elmwood Park Power LLC is an 89.5 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Elmwood Park Power LLC and commissioned in 1989. Ranked #977 of 1,883 gas plants in the United States, it accounts for 0.02% 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 Elmwood Park 47.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ravenswood (2,551 MW, Gas), PSEG Linden Generating Station (1,740 MW, Gas), and Bergen Generating Station (1,400.8 MW, Gas). The facility is located in New Jersey, approximately 20 km southwest of New York City.

Capacity
89.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1989

37 years old

Owner
Elmwood Park Power LLC
Location
40.9053°, -74.1304°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,318. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #10,796 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,373 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

37 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Elmwood Park Power LLC operates 1 plants totalling 90 MW

Regional density

428 plants within 100 km, 44,733 MW combined

Nearest plant: Garfield Solar (2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.905300, -74.130400
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
172.9 Kt
353 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
6.40 Mt
Over 37 years of operation
Past Retirement
2019
7 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
37.6K
cars per year
23.1K
homes per year
7.9M
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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