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Forked River is a 76.8 MW gas power plant in the United States, commissioned in 1988. Ranked #1027 of 1,883 gas plants in the United States, it constitutes 0.01% 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 Forked River 55 times smaller. Nearby plants include Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (550 MW, Nuclear) and NAEA Ocean Peaking Power LLC (383 MW, Gas). The facility is located in New Jersey, approximately 40 km from Atlantic City.

Capacity
76.8 MW
Commissioning Year
1988

38 years old

Owner
Forked River Power LLC
Location
39.8154°, -74.2098°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,487. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #11,361 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,488 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

38 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Forked River Power LLC operates 1 plants totalling 77 MW

Regional density

287 plants within 100 km, 18,586 MW combined

Nearest plant: Forked River Nuclear Power Plant (0.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 39.815400, -74.209800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
148.3 Kt
303 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
5.64 Mt
Over 38 years of operation
Past Retirement
2018
8 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
32.2K
cars per year
19.8K
homes per year
6.7M
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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