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Richmond is an 82.8 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Indiana Municipal Power Agency since 1992. Ranked #1008 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 82.8 MW represents 0.01% 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 Richmond 51.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Greenville Electric Generating Station (236 MW, Gas), Headwaters Wind Farm LLC (200 MW, Wind), and Hamilton (OH) (126.9 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Ohio, approximately 50 km north of Cincinnati.

Capacity
82.8 MW
Commissioning Year
1992

34 years old

Owner
Indiana Municipal Power Agency
Location
39.8396°, -84.9657°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,374. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #11,011 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,433 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

34 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Indiana Municipal Power Agency operates 20 plants totalling 321 MW

Regional density

71 plants within 100 km, 10,530 MW combined

Nearest plant: Whitewater Valley (7.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 39.839600, -84.965700
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
159.9 Kt
326 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
5.44 Mt
Over 34 years of operation
Past Retirement
2022
4 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
34.8K
cars per year
21.3K
homes per year
7.3M
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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