New Roads— 9.4 MW Natural Gas
New Roads is a 9.4 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the City of New Roads since 1960. Ranked #1510 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 9.4 MW represents a fraction of the country's total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is the West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making New Roads 453.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Big Cajun 2 (1902.9 MW, Coal) and River Bend Nuclear Generating Station (1035.9 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Louisiana, approximately 40 km northwest of Baton Rouge.
66 years old
United States of America, North America
- 4,979. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #24,952 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,529 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
66 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
City of New Roads - (LA) operates 1 plants totalling 9 MW
28 plants within 100 km, 9,318 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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