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Mars Wrigley Confectionery US LLC is a 12.3 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Mars Wrigley Confectionery US LLC since 1988. Ranked #1461 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 12.3 MW represents a minuscule share 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 Mars Wrigley 346.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include TalenEnergy Martins Creek (1,794.1 MW, Gas), Lower Mount Bethel Energy (651.6 MW, Gas), and Gilbert (512 MW, Gas). The facility is located in New Jersey, approximately 80 km west of New York City.

Capacity
12.3 MW
Commissioning Year
1988

38 years old

Owner
Mars Wrigley Confectionery US LLC
Location
40.8625°, -74.8250°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,548. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #22,416 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,421 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

38 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Mars Wrigley Confectionery US LLC operates 1 plants totalling 12 MW

Regional density

407 plants within 100 km, 42,585 MW combined

Nearest plant: 350 Clark Solar NG LLC (8.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.862500, -74.825000
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
23.8 Kt
48 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
902.8 Kt
Over 38 years of operation
Past Retirement
2018
8 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
5.2K
cars per year
3.2K
homes per year
1.1M
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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