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Ralph Green is an 85 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Evergy Missouri West since 1981. Ranked #990 of 1883 gas plants in the USA, it represents 0.01% of the country's total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the USA is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Ralph Green 50 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include La Cygne (1,598.9 MW, Coal), Hawthorn (1,046.2 MW, Coal), and Dogwood Energy Facility (630 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Missouri, approximately 80 km southwest of Kansas City.

Capacity
85 MW
Commissioning Year
1981

45 years old

Owner
Evergy Missouri West
Location
38.7876°, -94.2777°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,344. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #10,919 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,404 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

45 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Evergy Missouri West operates 7 plants totalling 1,036 MW

Regional density

41 plants within 100 km, 9,271 MW combined

Nearest plant: Dogwood Energy Facility (2.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 38.787600, -94.277700
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
164.2 Kt
335 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
7.39 Mt
Over 45 years of operation
Past Retirement
2011
15 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
35.7K
cars per year
21.9K
homes per year
7.5M
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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