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Rhode Island Hospital is a 10.4 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Rhode Island Hospital since 1987. Ranked #1496 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 10.4 MW represents 0.002% of the United States' 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 Rhode Island Hospital 409 times smaller. Nearby plants include Fore River Generating Station (872.2 MW, Gas), Rhode Island State Energy Center (596 MW, Gas), and ANP Bellingham Energy Project (578 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Rhode Island, approximately 60 km south of Boston.

Capacity
10.4 MW
Commissioning Year
1987

39 years old

Owner
Rhode Island Hospital
Location
41.8103°, -71.4100°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,749. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #23,588 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,496 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

39 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Rhode Island Hospital operates 1 plants totalling 10 MW

Regional density

441 plants within 100 km, 21,443 MW combined

Nearest plant: Manchester Street (0.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.810300, -71.410000
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
20.1 Kt
41 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
783.4 Kt
Over 39 years of operation
Past Retirement
2017
9 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
4.4K
cars per year
2.7K
homes per year
913.1K
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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