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POET Biorefining Lake Crystal is a 7 MW oil and gas power plant in the United States, operated by POET Biorefining since 2005. Ranked #438 of 879 oil plants in the United States. This plant's 7 MW accounts for 0.02% of the country's total oil capacity of 38,410 MW. The largest oil plant in the United States is Manatee at 2,951 MW, making POET Biorefining Lake Crystal 421 times smaller. Nearby plants include Mankato Energy Center (719 MW, Gas) and New Ulm (78.5 MW, Oil). The facility is located approximately 150 km southwest of Minneapolis.

Capacity
7 MW
Commissioning Year
2005

21 years old

Owner
POET Biorefining Lake Crystal
Location
44.0933°, -94.2767°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,354. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #26,611 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,368 of 2,478 Oil plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

21 years in operation

Oil fleet average: 28.7 years

Operator portfolio

POET Biorefining Lake Crystal operates 1 plants totalling 7 MW

Regional density

138 plants within 100 km, 4,026 MW combined

Nearest plant: Lake Crystal (4.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 44.093300, -94.276700
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Carbon Footprint650 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
14.0 Kt
21 GWh/year × 650 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
293.0 Kt
Over 21 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2035
9 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
3.0K
cars per year
1.9K
homes per year
634.1K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Oil emission factor (650 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (35%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Oil
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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