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New Hampton is a 26.5 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the City of New Hampton since 1982. Ranked #1310 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 26.5 MW represents 0.0045% 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 New Hampton 160 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm (300 MW, Wind), Crane Creek Wind Energy Center (99 MW, Wind), and Charles City Wind Farm (80 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Iowa, approximately 150 km northeast of Des Moines.

Capacity
26.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1982

44 years old

Owner
City of New Hampton - (IA)
Location
43.0689°, -92.3201°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,613. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #17,466 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,083 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

44 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of New Hampton - (IA) operates 1 plants totalling 27 MW

Regional density

59 plants within 100 km, 4,353 MW combined

Nearest plant: Hawkeye Wind Farm (24.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 43.068900, -92.320100
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
51.2 Kt
104 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.25 Mt
Over 44 years of operation
Past Retirement
2012
14 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
11.1K
cars per year
6.8K
homes per year
2.3M
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
GasCoalNuclearWind
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