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George Johnson is a 51 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Wolverine Power Supply Coop since 1999. Ranked #1119 of 1,883 gas plants in the United States. This plant's 51 MW represents 0.01% 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 George Johnson 83.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include Stoney Corners Wind Farm (60 MW, Wind), Cadillac Renewable Energy (44 MW, Waste), and Hardy (31.5 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Michigan, approximately 40 km north of Grand Rapids.

Capacity
51 MW
Commissioning Year
1999

27 years old

Owner
Wolverine Power Supply Coop
Location
43.8393°, -85.4260°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,904. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #12,986 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,700 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

27 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Wolverine Power Supply Coop operates 7 plants totalling 985 MW

Regional density

36 plants within 100 km, 5,946 MW combined

Nearest plant: Cargill Salt Hersey (5.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 43.839300, -85.426000
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
98.5 Kt
201 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.66 Mt
Over 27 years of operation
Closing Soon
2029
3 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
21.4K
cars per year
13.1K
homes per year
4.5M
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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