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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.

Capacity
1.1 MW
Commissioning Year
2012

14 years old

Owner
Mount Joy Wire Corp
Location
40.1085°, -76.4767°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

14 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Mount Joy Wire Corp operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW

Regional density

151 plants within 100 km, 31,724 MW combined

Nearest plant: Elizabethtown Solar (10.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.108500, -76.476700
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
2.1 Kt
4 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
29.7 Kt
Over 14 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2042
16 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
462
cars per year
283
homes per year
96.6K
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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