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Rutgers Biomedical and Health Cogen is a 10.5 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Rutgers The State University of NJ since 1989. Ranked #1492 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 10.5 MW represents 0.0018% 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 this facility 405 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ravenswood (Gas, 2,551 MW), PSEG Linden Generating Station (Gas, 1,740 MW), and Bergen Generating Station (Gas, 1,400.8 MW). The facility is located in New Jersey, approximately 30 km southwest of New York City.

Capacity
10.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1989

37 years old

Owner
Rutgers The State University of NJ
Location
40.7393°, -74.1876°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,729. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #23,510 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,490 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

37 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Rutgers The State University of NJ operates 3 plants totalling 18 MW

Regional density

441 plants within 100 km, 45,909 MW combined

Nearest plant: 435A Bergen Avenue (4.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.739300, -74.187600
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
20.3 Kt
41 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
750.4 Kt
Over 37 years of operation
Past Retirement
2019
7 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
4.4K
cars per year
2.7K
homes per year
921.9K
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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