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Lagoon Cogeneration Facility is a 3 MW gas and oil power plant in the United States, operated by Lagoon Corp since 1991. Ranked #1733 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 3 MW represents 0.0005% 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 Lagoon 1421 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Gadsby (492.1 MW, Gas), West Valley Generation Project (217 MW, Gas), and West Valley Power Plant (217 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Utah, approximately 40 km southwest of Salt Lake City.

Capacity
3 MW
Commissioning Year
1991

35 years old

Owner
Lagoon Corp
Location
40.9872°, -111.8983°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,208. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #32,056 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,852 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

35 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Lagoon Corp operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW

Regional density

44 plants within 100 km, 2,724 MW combined

Nearest plant: Bountiful City (11.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.987200, -111.898300
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
5.8 Kt
12 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
202.8 Kt
Over 35 years of operation
Past Retirement
2021
5 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.3K
cars per year
773
homes per year
263.4K
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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