General Electric Plastic— 97 MW Natural Gas
General Electric Plastic is a 97 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Alabama Power Co since 1999. Ranked #950 of 1,883 gas plants in the United States. Its 97 MW accounts for 0.02% 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 General Electric Plastic 43.9 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include E B Harris Electric Generating Plant (1,304 MW, Gas), Tenaska Lindsay Hill Generating Station (939.4 MW, Gas), and Tenaska Central Alabama Generating Station (927.1 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Alabama, approximately 80 km southwest of Montgomery.
27 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,234. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #10,484 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,311 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
27 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Alabama Power Co operates 25 plants totalling 12,913 MW
17 plants within 100 km, 5,571 MW combined
Nearest plant: E B Harris Electric Generating Plant (9.2 km)
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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