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Marquette Energy Center is a 51.3 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Marquette since 2017. Ranked #1117 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 51.3 MW represents 0.01% of the United States' 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 Marquette Energy Center 83 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are F.D. Kuester Generating Station (131.6 MW, Gas), Plant Four (24 MW, Oil), and McClure Dam (8 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Michigan, approximately 320 km north of Detroit.

Capacity
51.3 MW
Commissioning Year
2017

9 years old

Owner
City of Marquette - (MI)
Location
46.5660°, -87.4372°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,901. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #12,979 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,697 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

9 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Marquette - (MI) operates 3 plants totalling 79 MW

Regional density

25 plants within 100 km, 545 MW combined

Nearest plant: James R Smith (2.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 46.566000, -87.437200
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
99.1 Kt
202 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
891.8 Kt
Over 9 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2047
21 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
21.5K
cars per year
13.2K
homes per year
4.5M
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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