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Portside Energy is a 61 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Portside Energy Corp since 1997. Ranked #1070 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, its 61 MW represents 0.01% 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 Portside Energy 69.9 times smaller. Nearby plants include R M Schahfer (2201.4 MW, Coal), Whiting Clean Energy (576.8 MW, Gas), and Michigan City (540 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Indiana, approximately 50 km from Chicago.

Capacity
61 MW
Commissioning Year
1997

29 years old

Owner
Portside Energy Corp
Location
41.6317°, -87.1728°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,717. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #12,232 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,597 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

29 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Portside Energy Corp operates 1 plants totalling 61 MW

Regional density

108 plants within 100 km, 29,943 MW combined

Nearest plant: ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor (2.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.631700, -87.172800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
117.8 Kt
240 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
3.42 Mt
Over 29 years of operation
Closing Soon
2027
1 year remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
25.6K
cars per year
15.7K
homes per year
5.4M
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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