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High Street Station is a 10.9 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the Town of Ipswich since 1968. Ranked #1485 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, this plant's 10.9 MW represents a mere 0.002% 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 High Street Station 390 times smaller. Nearby plants include Mystic Generating Station (Gas, 2,375.6 MW) and Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant (Nuclear, 1,242 MW). The facility is located in Massachusetts, approximately 40 km from Boston.

Capacity
10.9 MW
Commissioning Year
1968

58 years old

Owner
Town of Ipswich - (MA)
Location
42.6986°, -70.8697°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,689. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #23,381 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,481 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

58 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Town of Ipswich - (MA) operates 2 plants totalling 13 MW

Regional density

260 plants within 100 km, 14,145 MW combined

Nearest plant: Ipswich Wind Independence (2.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.698600, -70.869700
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
21.1 Kt
43 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.22 Mt
Over 58 years of operation
Past Retirement
1998
28 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
4.6K
cars per year
2.8K
homes per year
957.0K
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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