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General Electric Aircraft Engines34.6 MW Natural Gas

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General Electric Aircraft Engines is a 34.6 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by General Electric Aircraft Engines since 1961. This plant accounts for 0.01% of the total gas capacity in the U.S., which is 592,244 MW across 1,883 plants. Ranked #1253 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, the largest gas plant is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making this facility 123 times smaller. Nearby plants include Mystic Generating Station (2,375.6 MW, Gas) and Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant (1,242 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Massachusetts, approximately 50 km from Boston.

Capacity
34.6 MW
Commissioning Year
1961

65 years old

Owner
General Electric Aircraft Engines
Location
42.4500°, -70.9739°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,364. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #15,933 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,975 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

65 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

General Electric Aircraft Engines operates 1 plants totalling 35 MW

Regional density

374 plants within 100 km, 20,879 MW combined

Nearest plant: Wheelabrator Saugus (0.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.450000, -70.973900
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
66.8 Kt
136 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
4.34 Mt
Over 65 years of operation
Past Retirement
1991
35 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
14.5K
cars per year
8.9K
homes per year
3.0M
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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