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Monroe Generating Station is a 30 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1 since 2010. Ranked #1285 of 1,883 gas plants in the United States. Its 30 MW constitutes 0.01% of the 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 142.1 times smaller. Nearby plants include McGuire (2,440.6 MW, Nuclear) and Narrows (NC) (108.8 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Union County, approximately 30 km southeast of Charlotte.

Capacity
30 MW
Commissioning Year
2010

16 years old

Owner
North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
Location
34.9858°, -80.5060°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,469. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #16,429 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,036 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

16 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1 operates 26 plants totalling 96 MW

Regional density

173 plants within 100 km, 27,155 MW combined

Nearest plant: Monroe Middle School (3.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 34.985800, -80.506000
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
57.9 Kt
118 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
927.2 Kt
Over 16 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2040
14 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
12.6K
cars per year
7.7K
homes per year
2.6M
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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