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North Denver is a 39 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by City of Hastings since 1963. Ranked #1225 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 39 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 North Denver 109 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Whelan Energy Center (324.3 MW, Coal), C W Burdick (142.8 MW, Gas), and Platte (109.8 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Nebraska, approximately 160 km west of Omaha.

Capacity
39 MW
Commissioning Year
1963

63 years old

Owner
City of Hastings - (NE)
Location
40.5988°, -98.3886°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,252. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #15,416 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,908 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

63 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Hastings - (NE) operates 4 plants totalling 387 MW

Regional density

19 plants within 100 km, 783 MW combined

Nearest plant: Don Henry (3.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.598800, -98.388600
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
75.3 Kt
154 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
4.75 Mt
Over 63 years of operation
Past Retirement
1993
33 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
16.4K
cars per year
10.0K
homes per year
3.4M
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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