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Radford Army Ammunition Plant is an 18 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by the U.S. Army-Radford since 1990. Ranked #1388 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 18 MW represents a minuscule share 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 Radford Army Ammunition Plant 236.9 times smaller. Nearby plants include Claytor (74.8 MW, Hydro) and Celanese Acetate LLC (27.2 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Virginia, approximately 40 km southwest of Roanoke.

Capacity
18 MW
Commissioning Year
1990

36 years old

Owner
U S Army-Radford
Location
37.1804°, -80.5428°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,139. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #20,292 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,245 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

36 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

U S Army-Radford operates 1 plants totalling 18 MW

Regional density

26 plants within 100 km, 993 MW combined

Nearest plant: Radford (11.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 37.180400, -80.542800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
34.8 Kt
71 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.25 Mt
Over 36 years of operation
Past Retirement
2020
6 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
7.6K
cars per year
4.6K
homes per year
1.6M
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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