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Napoleon Peaking Station is a 49.5 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by American Mun Power-Ohio Inc since 2000. Ranked #1137 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 49.5 MW represents 0.01% 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 Napoleon Peaking Station 86 times smaller. Nearby plants include Richland (450 MW, Gas), Bryan (OH) (39.3 MW, Gas), and Stryker (19 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Ohio, approximately 50 km northwest of Columbus.

Capacity
49.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2000

26 years old

Owner
American Mun Power-Ohio Inc
Location
41.4079°, -84.1095°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,994. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #13,645 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,745 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

26 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

American Mun Power-Ohio Inc operates 27 plants totalling 1,295 MW

Regional density

65 plants within 100 km, 17,380 MW combined

Nearest plant: Napoleon Solar I (2.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.407900, -84.109500
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
95.6 Kt
195 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.49 Mt
Over 26 years of operation
Closing Soon
2030
4 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
20.8K
cars per year
12.7K
homes per year
4.3M
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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