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Ottawa is a 30.7 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Ottawa since 1971. Ranked #1281 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 30.7 MW accounts for 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 this facility 138.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Wolf Creek Generating Station (1267.7 MW, Nuclear), Lawrence Energy Center (517 MW, Coal), and West Gardner (408 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Kansas, approximately 80 km southwest of Kansas City.

Capacity
30.7 MW
Commissioning Year
1971

55 years old

Owner
City of Ottawa - (KS)
Location
38.6156°, -95.2797°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,454. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #16,372 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,031 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

55 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Ottawa - (KS) operates 1 plants totalling 31 MW

Regional density

47 plants within 100 km, 11,221 MW combined

Nearest plant: Baldwin City Plant No 2 (18.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 38.615600, -95.279700
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
59.3 Kt
121 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
3.26 Mt
Over 55 years of operation
Past Retirement
2001
25 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
12.9K
cars per year
7.9K
homes per year
2.7M
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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