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Oak Point Cogen is a 23.5 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Chevron Oronite Co LLC since 1999. Ranked #1331 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 23.5 MW represents a small fraction of the 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 Oak Point Cogen 181.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Nine Mile Point (2439.7 MW, Gas), Dow St Charles Operations (323.6 MW, Gas), and CII Carbon LLC (46 MW, Cogeneration). The facility is located in Louisiana, approximately 50 km west of New Orleans.

Capacity
23.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1999

27 years old

Owner
Chevron Oronite Co LLC
Location
29.8120°, -90.0084°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,727. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #18,338 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,139 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

27 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Chevron Oronite Co LLC operates 1 plants totalling 24 MW

Regional density

19 plants within 100 km, 9,302 MW combined

Nearest plant: CII Carbon LLC (13.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 29.812000, -90.008400
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
45.4 Kt
93 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.23 Mt
Over 27 years of operation
Closing Soon
2029
3 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
9.9K
cars per year
6.1K
homes per year
2.1M
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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