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Millcreek Power Generation is an 80 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by the City of St George since 2008. Ranked #1016 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 80 MW accounts for 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 this facility 53.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hurricane City Power (15.1 MW, Gas) and St George Red Rock (14 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Utah, approximately 90 km from Las Vegas.

Capacity
80 MW
Commissioning Year
2008

18 years old

Owner
City of St George
Location
37.1121°, -113.5166°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,406. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #11,117 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,452 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

18 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of St George operates 3 plants totalling 104 MW

Regional density

21 plants within 100 km, 457 MW combined

Nearest plant: St George Red Rock (4.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 37.112100, -113.516600
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
154.5 Kt
315 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.78 Mt
Over 18 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2038
12 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
33.6K
cars per year
20.6K
homes per year
7.0M
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
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