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Jobos is a 42 MW gas power plant in the United States, with operations managed since its commissioning. Ranked #1201 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 42 MW accounts for 0.01% of the country's 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 Jobos 101 times smaller. Nearby plants include Aguirre (1492 MW, Oil), A.E.S. Corp. (454.3 MW, Coal), and Santa Isabel Wind Farm (101.2 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Puerto Rico, approximately 30 km from Ponce.

Capacity
42 MW
Commissioning Year
2002

24 years old

Owner
Duke Energy
Location
17.9615°, -66.1402°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,158. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #14,931 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,853 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

24 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Duke Energy operates 26 plants totalling 17,613 MW

Regional density

31 plants within 100 km, 5,673 MW combined

Nearest plant: A.E.S. Corp. (1.8 km)

Data provenance

Source: CEPR

Location

Coordinates:: 17.961500, -66.140200
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
81.1 Kt
166 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.95 Mt
Over 24 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2032
6 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
17.6K
cars per year
10.8K
homes per year
3.7M
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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