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Pepperidge Farm Bloomfield is a 2.6 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Pepperidge Farm Inc. and commissioned in 2012. Ranked #1752 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, this facility represents a mere 0.0004% of the nation's 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 Pepperidge Farm Bloomfield 0.0006 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include CPV Towantic Energy Center (841.5 MW, Gas), Middletown (786.4 MW, Oil), and Kleen Energy Systems Project (693 MW, Gas). The plant is located in Connecticut, approximately 20 km southwest of Hartford.

Capacity
2.6 MW
Commissioning Year
2012

14 years old

Owner
Pepperidge Farm Inc.- Bloomfield
Location
41.8693°, -72.7183°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,619. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #32,986 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,898 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

14 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Pepperidge Farm Inc.- Bloomfield operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW

Regional density

387 plants within 100 km, 20,135 MW combined

Nearest plant: Rainbow (CT) (5.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.869300, -72.718300
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
5.0 Kt
10 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
70.3 Kt
Over 14 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2042
16 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.1K
cars per year
670
homes per year
228.3K
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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