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POET Biorefining - Jewell is a 5 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by POET Biorefining - Jewell and commissioned in 2019. Ranked #1629 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 5 MW represents a fraction of the country'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 this facility 852.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Century (201.2 MW, Wind) and FPL Energy Story Wind LLC (150 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Iowa, approximately 80 km northwest of Des Moines.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
2019

7 years old

Owner
POET Biorefining - Jewell
Location
42.3284°, -93.6623°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,828. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,698 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 - Jewell operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW

Regional density

68 plants within 100 km, 5,798 MW combined

Nearest plant: Story City Wind Project (14.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.328400, -93.662300
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
9.7 Kt
20 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
67.6 Kt
Over 7 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2049
23 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.1K
cars per year
1.3K
homes per year
439.0K
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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