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Sinclair Oil Refinery is a 6.7 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, commissioned in 1986. Ranked #1570 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, it represents a minuscule share 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 Sinclair Oil Refinery 636 times smaller. Nearby plants include Seminoe (51.6 MW, Hydro) and Kortes (36 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Wyoming, approximately 160 km southwest of Casper.

Capacity
6.7 MW
Commissioning Year
1986

40 years old

Owner
Sinclair Oil Corp
Location
41.7795°, -107.1097°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,408. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #26,909 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,620 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

40 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Sinclair Oil Corp operates 1 plants totalling 7 MW

Regional density

16 plants within 100 km, 1,845 MW combined

Nearest plant: Seminoe (45.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.779500, -107.109700
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
12.9 Kt
26 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
517.7 Kt
Over 40 years of operation
Past Retirement
2016
10 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.8K
cars per year
1.7K
homes per year
588.3K
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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