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Hoffer Plastics is a 7.2 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Hoffer Plastics since 1992. Ranked #1558 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 7.2 MW represents a fraction of the United States' total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is the West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Hoffer Plastics 0.0017 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Aurora (1,086.2 MW, Gas), Will County (598.4 MW, Coal), and Elgin Energy Center LLC (540 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Illinois, approximately 50 km southwest of Chicago.

Capacity
7.2 MW
Commissioning Year
1992

34 years old

Owner
Hoffer Plastics
Location
41.9989°, -88.3022°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,341. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #26,564 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,600 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

34 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Hoffer Plastics operates 1 plants totalling 7 MW

Regional density

118 plants within 100 km, 35,247 MW combined

Nearest plant: Woodland Landfill Gas Recovery (3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.998900, -88.302200
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
13.9 Kt
28 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
472.9 Kt
Over 34 years of operation
Past Retirement
2022
4 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
3.0K
cars per year
1.9K
homes per year
632.2K
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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