Mount Joy Wire— 1.1 MW Natural Gas
Mount Joy Wire is a 1.1 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Mount Joy Wire Corp since 2012. Ranked #1838 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 1.1 MW represents 0.0002% 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 Mount Joy Wire 3,886 times smaller. Nearby plants include Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station (2,876.4 MW, Nuclear) and Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station (1,839 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Pennsylvania, approximately 50 km south of Harrisburg.
14 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,425. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #37,212 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,025 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
14 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Mount Joy Wire Corp operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
151 plants within 100 km, 31,724 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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