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Linde Wilmington is a 31 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Praxair Inc since 1989. Ranked #1275 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, Linde Wilmington's 31 MW represents 0.01% of the 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 Linde Wilmington 137.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Alamitos Generating Station (1893 MW, Gas), Haynes (1739.1 MW, Gas), and AES Alamitos LLC (1115 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km southeast of Los Angeles.

Capacity
31 MW
Commissioning Year
1989

37 years old

Owner
Praxair Inc
Location
33.7886°, -118.2294°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,441. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #16,327 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,022 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

37 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Praxair Inc operates 1 plants totalling 31 MW

Regional density

282 plants within 100 km, 22,800 MW combined

Nearest plant: Equilon Los Angeles Refining (0.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 33.788600, -118.229400
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
59.9 Kt
122 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.22 Mt
Over 37 years of operation
Past Retirement
2019
7 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
13.0K
cars per year
8.0K
homes per year
2.7M
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
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