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Paulsboro Refinery is a 78.5 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Paulsboro Refining Company since 1992. Ranked #1021 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 78.5 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 Paulsboro Refinery 54.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Salem Nuclear Power Plant (2,381.8 MW, Nuclear), PSEG Salem Generating Station (2,381.8 MW, Nuclear), and Limerick (2,277 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in New Jersey, approximately 50 km from Philadelphia.

Capacity
78.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1992

34 years old

Owner
Paulsboro Refining Company - LLC
Location
39.8400°, -75.2583°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,463. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #11,296 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,474 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

34 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Paulsboro Refining Company - LLC operates 1 plants totalling 79 MW

Regional density

298 plants within 100 km, 41,992 MW combined

Nearest plant: Paradise Solar Energy Center (3.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 39.840000, -75.258300
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
151.6 Kt
309 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
5.16 Mt
Over 34 years of operation
Past Retirement
2022
4 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
33.0K
cars per year
20.2K
homes per year
6.9M
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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