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South Oaks Hospital is a 1 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by South Oak Hospital since 2008. Ranked #1864 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 1 MW represents 0.0002% 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 South Oaks 4,263 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Northport (1564 MW, Gas), Northport Power Station (1564 MW, Gas), and E F Barrett (669.2 MW, Gas). The facility is located in New York, approximately 50 km east of New York City.

Capacity
1 MW
Commissioning Year
2008

18 years old

Owner
South Oak Hospital
Location
40.6853°, -73.4258°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 9,554. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,053 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

18 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

South Oak Hospital operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW

Regional density

339 plants within 100 km, 39,468 MW combined

Nearest plant: Covanta Babylon Inc (6.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.685300, -73.425800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
1.9 Kt
4 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
34.8 Kt
Over 18 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2038
12 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
420
cars per year
258
homes per year
87.8K
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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