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Madelia is an 11.8 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Madelia since 1975. Ranked #1468 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 11.8 MW represents 0.002% of the total gas capacity of 592,244 MW in the country. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Madelia 360 times smaller. Nearby plants include Mankato Energy Center (719 MW, Gas), Lakefield Junction (537.8 MW, Gas), and Trimont Area Wind Farm (100.5 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 30 km from Mankato.

Capacity
11.8 MW
Commissioning Year
1975

51 years old

Owner
City of Madelia - (MN)
Location
44.0501°, -94.4178°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,608. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #22,990 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,445 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

51 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Madelia - (MN) operates 1 plants totalling 12 MW

Regional density

130 plants within 100 km, 3,797 MW combined

Nearest plant: POET Biorefining Lake Crystal (12.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 44.050100, -94.417800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
22.8 Kt
47 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.16 Mt
Over 51 years of operation
Past Retirement
2005
21 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
5.0K
cars per year
3.0K
homes per year
1.0M
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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