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Estherville is a 15.6 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Estherville since 1963. Ranked #1411 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 15.6 MW represents 0.003% 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 Estherville 273 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Lakefield Junction (537.8 MW, Gas) and Lakefield Wind Project LLC (205.5 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Iowa, approximately 160 km northwest of Des Moines.

Capacity
15.6 MW
Commissioning Year
1963

63 years old

Owner
City of Estherville - (IA)
Location
43.4028°, -94.8433°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,298. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #21,082 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,318 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

63 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Estherville - (IA) operates 1 plants totalling 16 MW

Regional density

95 plants within 100 km, 4,733 MW combined

Nearest plant: Iowa Lakes Community College Wind Farm (3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 43.402800, -94.843300
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
30.1 Kt
61 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.90 Mt
Over 63 years of operation
Past Retirement
1993
33 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
6.6K
cars per year
4.0K
homes per year
1.4M
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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