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Newark America Mill is a 6.3 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Newark America since 2007. Ranked #1580 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 6.3 MW represents 0.0011% 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 Newark America Mill 676 times smaller. Nearby plants include Granite Ridge (790 MW, Gas), Millennium Power (427.5 MW, Gas), and Milford Power LP (249.3 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Massachusetts, approximately 50 km northwest of Boston.

Capacity
6.3 MW
Commissioning Year
2007

19 years old

Owner
Newark America
Location
42.5610°, -71.8488°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,508. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #27,165 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,631 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

19 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Newark America operates 1 plants totalling 6 MW

Regional density

449 plants within 100 km, 20,488 MW combined

Nearest plant: Pinetree Power Fitchburg (2.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.561000, -71.848800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
12.2 Kt
25 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
231.2 Kt
Over 19 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2037
11 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.6K
cars per year
1.6K
homes per year
553.1K
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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