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Mickleton Station is a 71.2 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Calpine New Jersey Generation LLC since 1974. Ranked #1035 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 71.2 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 Mickleton Station 59.9 times smaller. Nearby plants include Salem Nuclear Power Plant (2,381.8 MW, Nuclear) and PSEG Salem Generating Station (2,381.8 MW, Nuclear). Mickleton Station is located in New Jersey, approximately 30 km southwest of Philadelphia.

Capacity
71.2 MW
Commissioning Year
1974

52 years old

Owner
Calpine New Jersey Generation LLC
Location
39.8119°, -75.2490°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,576. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #11,678 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,522 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

52 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Calpine New Jersey Generation LLC operates 4 plants totalling 499 MW

Regional density

298 plants within 100 km, 41,992 MW combined

Nearest plant: Johnson Matthey Inc. Solar (2.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 39.811900, -75.249000
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
137.5 Kt
281 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
7.15 Mt
Over 52 years of operation
Past Retirement
2004
22 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
29.9K
cars per year
18.3K
homes per year
6.3M
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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