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George Birdsall is a 61.1 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Colorado Springs since 1954. Ranked #1068 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, it represents 0.01% 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 George Birdsall 69.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Front Range Power Plant (554.3 MW, Gas), Ray D Nixon (282.6 MW, Coal), and Martin Drake Power Plant (245.1 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Colorado, approximately 70 km from Denver.

Capacity
61.1 MW
Commissioning Year
1954

72 years old

Owner
City of Colorado Springs - (CO)
Location
38.8814°, -104.8169°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,715. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #12,230 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,595 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

72 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Colorado Springs - (CO) operates 8 plants totalling 1,384 MW

Regional density

39 plants within 100 km, 5,819 MW combined

Nearest plant: Martin Drake (6.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 38.881400, -104.816900
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
118.0 Kt
241 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
8.50 Mt
Over 72 years of operation
Past Retirement
1984
42 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
25.7K
cars per year
15.7K
homes per year
5.4M
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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