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POET Biorefining-Hanlontown LLC is a 4 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by POET Biorefining-Hanlontown LLC and commissioned in 2019. Ranked #1682 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 4 MW represents a fraction of the United States' total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is the West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making POET Biorefining-Hanlontown 1065 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Emery Station (602.8 MW, Gas), Bent Tree Wind Farm Phase 1 (201.3 MW, Wind), and FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind II LLC (200 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Iowa, approximately 150 km north of Des Moines.

Capacity
4 MW
Commissioning Year
2019

7 years old

Owner
POET Biorefining-Hanlontown LLC
Location
43.2924°, -93.3928°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 6,664. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #30,667 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,771 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

7 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

POET Biorefining-Hanlontown LLC operates 1 plants totalling 4 MW

Regional density

86 plants within 100 km, 4,733 MW combined

Nearest plant: Roeder Family Wind Farm LLC (8.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 43.292400, -93.392800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
7.7 Kt
16 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
54.1 Kt
Over 7 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2049
23 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.7K
cars per year
1.0K
homes per year
351.2K
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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