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Osage City is a 12.7 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, commissioned in 1980. Ranked #1451 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, it represents a mere 0.0021% 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 Osage City 335 times smaller. Nearby plants include Wolf Creek Generating Station (1267.7 MW, Nuclear), Emporia Energy Center (730.2 MW, Gas), and Waverly Wind Farm LLC (199 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Kansas, approximately 50 km from Topeka.

Capacity
12.7 MW
Commissioning Year
1980

46 years old

Owner
City of Osage City - (KS)
Location
38.6332°, -95.8277°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,517. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #22,287 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,405 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

46 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Osage City - (KS) operates 1 plants totalling 13 MW

Regional density

28 plants within 100 km, 5,808 MW combined

Nearest plant: Burlingame (13.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 38.633200, -95.827700
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
24.5 Kt
50 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.13 Mt
Over 46 years of operation
Past Retirement
2010
16 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
5.3K
cars per year
3.3K
homes per year
1.1M
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
GasCoalNuclearWind
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