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Mont Belvieu Cogeneration Unit is a 15 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Targa Co-Generation LLC and commissioned in 2009. Ranked #1418 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 15 MW represents a small fraction of the country's total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is the West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Mont Belvieu Cogeneration Unit 284.2 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Cedar Bayou (1530 MW, Gas), Deer Park Energy Center (1176 MW, Gas), and Baytown Energy Center (932.9 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Texas, approximately 30 km east of Houston.

Capacity
15 MW
Commissioning Year
2009

17 years old

Owner
Targa Co-Generation LLC
Location
29.8381°, -94.9007°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,321. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #21,166 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,330 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

17 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Targa Co-Generation LLC operates 1 plants totalling 15 MW

Regional density

56 plants within 100 km, 22,690 MW combined

Nearest plant: Enterprise Products Operating (2.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 29.838100, -94.900700
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
29.0 Kt
59 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
492.6 Kt
Over 17 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2039
13 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
6.3K
cars per year
3.9K
homes per year
1.3M
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
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