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Par Sterile Products is a 2.8 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by JHP Pharmaceuticals LLC since 1985. Ranked #1741 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 2.8 MW represents 0.0005% 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 Par Sterile Products 1,525 times smaller. Nearby plants include Greenwood (1071.3 MW, Gas), Dearborn Industrial Generation (747.9 MW, Gas), and Brighton Beach LP Power Station (580 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Michigan, approximately 40 km southwest of Detroit.

Capacity
2.8 MW
Commissioning Year
1985

41 years old

Owner
JHP Pharmaceuticals LLC
Location
42.6837°, -83.1143°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,494. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #32,657 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,883 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

41 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

JHP Pharmaceuticals LLC operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW

Regional density

102 plants within 100 km, 24,042 MW combined

Nearest plant: Eagle Valley (MI) (12.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.683700, -83.114300
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
5.4 Kt
11 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
221.7 Kt
Over 41 years of operation
Past Retirement
2015
11 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.2K
cars per year
721
homes per year
245.8K
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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