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Signal Hill Generating LLC is an 80 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Signal Hill Generating LLC since 1987. 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 Shannon Wind (204 MW, Wind), Bobcat Bluff Wind Project LLC (161 MW, Wind), and Windthorst-2 (67.6 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Texas, approximately 150 km from Dallas.

Capacity
80 MW
Commissioning Year
1987

39 years old

Owner
Signal Hill Generating LLC
Location
33.8625°, -98.5894°

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

39 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Signal Hill Generating LLC operates 1 plants totalling 80 MW

Regional density

21 plants within 100 km, 4,400 MW combined

Nearest plant: Works 4 (16 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 33.862500, -98.589400
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
154.5 Kt
315 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
6.03 Mt
Over 39 years of operation
Past Retirement
2017
9 years past expected retirement
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
GasCoalNuclearWind
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