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Murray Turbine is a 42 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Murray since 2001. Ranked #1201 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 42 MW constitutes 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 Murray Turbine 101 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Lake Side Power Plant (1,385 MW, Gas) and Gadsby (492.1 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Utah, approximately 20 km south of Salt Lake City.

Capacity
42 MW
Commissioning Year
2001

25 years old

Owner
City of Murray - (UT)
Location
40.6700°, -111.8900°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,158. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #14,931 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,853 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

25 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Murray - (UT) operates 2 plants totalling 47 MW

Regional density

46 plants within 100 km, 4,621 MW combined

Nearest plant: Granite (10.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.670000, -111.890000
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
81.1 Kt
166 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.03 Mt
Over 25 years of operation
Closing Soon
2031
5 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
17.6K
cars per year
10.8K
homes per year
3.7M
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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