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Shell Chemical is an 80 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Air Liquide America Corp since 2002. Ranked #1016 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 80 MW represents 0.01% of the country's total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is the West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making this facility 53 times smaller. Nearby plants include Plaquemine Cogeneration Plant (987 MW, Gas), Carville Energy LLC (555 MW, Gas), and LaO Energy Systems (464.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Louisiana, approximately 40 km from New Orleans.

Capacity
80 MW
Commissioning Year
2002

24 years old

Owner
Air Liquide America Corp
Location
30.1875°, -90.9840°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,406. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #11,117 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,452 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

24 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Air Liquide America Corp operates 1 plants totalling 80 MW

Regional density

41 plants within 100 km, 17,731 MW combined

Nearest plant: Geismar (2.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 30.187500, -90.984000
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
154.5 Kt
315 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
3.71 Mt
Over 24 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2032
6 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
33.6K
cars per year
20.6K
homes per year
7.0M
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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