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Girard is a 10.8 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Girard - KS since 1984. Ranked #1487 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 10.8 MW represents a fraction 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 Girard 394 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include State Line Combined Cycle (690.5 MW, Gas), Riverton (300.2 MW, Gas), and Asbury (212.8 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Kansas, approximately 160 km northeast of Wichita.

Capacity
10.8 MW
Commissioning Year
1984

42 years old

Owner
City of Girard - (KS)
Location
37.5077°, -94.8393°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,696. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #23,415 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,483 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

42 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Girard - (KS) operates 1 plants totalling 11 MW

Regional density

22 plants within 100 km, 3,778 MW combined

Nearest plant: Oak Grove Power Producers (22.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 37.507700, -94.839300
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
20.9 Kt
43 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
876.2 Kt
Over 42 years of operation
Past Retirement
2014
12 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
4.5K
cars per year
2.8K
homes per year
948.2K
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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