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Merck Rahway Power Plant is a 20.8 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Merck & Co Inc since 2000. Ranked #1357 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 20.8 MW represents a tiny fraction of the country's total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is the West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Merck Rahway 204 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Ravenswood (Gas, 2,551 MW) and PSEG Linden Generating Station (Gas, 1,740 MW). The facility is located in New Jersey, approximately 30 km from New York City.

Capacity
20.8 MW
Commissioning Year
2000

26 years old

Owner
Merck & Co Inc
Location
40.6156°, -74.2653°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,858. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #18,897 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,192 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

26 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Merck & Co Inc operates 2 plants totalling 31 MW

Regional density

432 plants within 100 km, 41,505 MW combined

Nearest plant: Union County Resource Recovery (1.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.615600, -74.265300
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
40.2 Kt
82 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.04 Mt
Over 26 years of operation
Closing Soon
2030
4 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
8.7K
cars per year
5.4K
homes per year
1.8M
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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