Mon Valley Works— 52.5 MW Natural Gas
Mon Valley Works is a 52.5 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by United States Steel-Mon Valley since 1945. Ranked #1110 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, this plant's 52.5 MW accounts for 0.01% of the country's 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 Mon Valley Works 81 times smaller. Nearby plants include Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station (1134 MW, Gas), Cheswick Power Plant (637 MW, Coal), and Allegheny Energy Units 3 4 & 5 (556 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Pennsylvania, approximately 30 km southeast of Pittsburgh.
81 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,871. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #12,895 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,682 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
81 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
United States Steel-Mon Valley operates 1 plants totalling 53 MW
66 plants within 100 km, 32,131 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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