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Lake Park is a 4 MW oil-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Lake Park since 2005. Ranked #581 of 879 oil plants in the United States. Its 4 MW represents 0.01% of the country's total oil capacity of 38,410 MW. The largest oil plant in the United States is Manatee at 2,951 MW, making Lake Park 737.75 times smaller. Nearby plants include Highland Wind Project (502 MW, Wind), Upland Prairie (299.3 MW, Wind), and O'Brien Wind (250.3 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Iowa, approximately 160 km northwest of Des Moines.

Capacity
4 MW
Commissioning Year
2005

21 years old

Owner
City of Lake Park - (IA)
Location
43.4301°, -95.3153°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 6,664. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #30,667 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,598 of 2,478 Oil plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

21 years in operation

Oil fleet average: 28.7 years

Operator portfolio

City of Lake Park - (IA) operates 1 plants totalling 4 MW

Regional density

111 plants within 100 km, 4,860 MW combined

Nearest plant: Flying Cloud Power Partners LLC (4.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 43.430100, -95.315300
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Carbon Footprint650 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
8.0 Kt
12 GWh/year × 650 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
167.4 Kt
Over 21 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2035
9 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.7K
cars per year
1.1K
homes per year
362.3K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Oil emission factor (650 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (35%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Oil
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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