Houma— 78.9 MW Natural Gas
Houma is a 78.9 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Terrebonne Parish Consol Gov't since 1973. Ranked #1019 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 78.9 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 Houma 54 times smaller. Nearby plants include Waterford Nuclear Generating Station (1199.8 MW, Nuclear), Waterford 3 (1199.8 MW, Nuclear), and Little Gypsy (1002.9 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Louisiana, approximately 60 km west of New Orleans.
53 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,458. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #11,288 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,472 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
53 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Terrebonne Parish Consol Gov't operates 1 plants totalling 79 MW
31 plants within 100 km, 12,349 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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