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Russell Downtown is a 15.7 MW gas and oil power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Russell, Kansas, since 1984. It has a capacity of 15.7 MW and primarily uses gas as fuel. Ranked #1410 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, Russell Downtown's capacity is 0.0026% of the 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 Russell Downtown approximately 271.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Russell Energy Center (15 MW, Gas) and Hoisington (14 MW, Gas). The plant is located in Russell County, about 200 km northwest of Wichita.

Capacity
15.7 MW
Commissioning Year
1984

42 years old

Owner
City of Russell - (KS)
Location
38.8933°, -98.8569°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,294. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #21,069 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,317 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

42 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Russell - (KS) operates 2 plants totalling 31 MW

Regional density

20 plants within 100 km, 1,214 MW combined

Nearest plant: Russell Energy Center (1.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 38.893300, -98.856900
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
30.3 Kt
62 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.27 Mt
Over 42 years of operation
Past Retirement
2014
12 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
6.6K
cars per year
4.0K
homes per year
1.4M
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
GasCoalNuclearWind
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