Paxton Creek Cogeneration— 12.6 MW Natural Gas
Paxton Creek Cogeneration is a 12.6 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Energy Center Paxton LLC since 1986. Ranked #1453 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 12.6 MW represents 0.0021% 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 Paxton Creek Cogeneration 337 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station (1839 MW, Nuclear), Brunner Island (1616.1 MW, Coal), and Hunterstown Power Plant (898 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Pennsylvania, approximately 20 km southwest of Harrisburg.
40 years old
United States of America, North America
- 4,521. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #22,300 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,408 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
40 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Energy Center Paxton LLC operates 1 plants totalling 13 MW
86 plants within 100 km, 22,298 MW combined
Nearest plant: TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC Harrisburg (1.8 km)
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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