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MMSD Jones Island Wastewater is a 31.3 MW gas and waste power plant in the United States, operated by Milwaukee Metro Sewerage Dist since 1989. Ranked #1271 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 31.3 MW represents 0.01% of the U.S. total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the U.S. is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making MMSD Jones Island Wastewater 136 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Elm Road Generating Station (1402.6 MW, Coal), South Oak Creek (1240 MW, Coal), and Port Washington Generating Station (1208.8 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Wisconsin, approximately 10 km south of Milwaukee.

Capacity
31.3 MW
Commissioning Year
1989

37 years old

Owner
Milwaukee Metro Sewerage Dist
Location
43.0214°, -87.9014°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,435. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #16,314 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,017 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

37 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Milwaukee Metro Sewerage Dist operates 2 plants totalling 36 MW

Regional density

39 plants within 100 km, 10,609 MW combined

Nearest plant: Valley (WI) (2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 43.021400, -87.901400
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
60.5 Kt
123 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.24 Mt
Over 37 years of operation
Past Retirement
2019
7 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
13.1K
cars per year
8.1K
homes per year
2.7M
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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