World Power Plants

St Paul Cogeneration37 MW Waste

Waste

St Paul Cogeneration is a 37 MW waste power plant in the United States, operated by St Paul Cogeneration LLC and commissioned in 2003. Ranked #83 of 541 waste plants in the United States, it accounts for 0.38% of the country's total waste capacity of 9,769 MW. The largest waste plant in the United States is Covington Facility at 161 MW, making this facility 4.35 times smaller. Nearby plants include High Bridge (644 MW, Gas), Allen S King (598.4 MW, Coal), and Riverside (MN) (585.9 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 10 km east of St. Paul.

Capacity
37 MW
Commissioning Year
2003

23 years old

Owner
St Paul Cogeneration LLC
Location
44.9429°, -93.0966°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,303. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #15,600 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #111 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

23 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

St Paul Cogeneration LLC operates 1 plants totalling 37 MW

Regional density

216 plants within 100 km, 13,175 MW combined

Nearest plant: MNDOT Standby Generation (1.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 44.942900, -93.096600
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
74.9 Kt
227 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.72 Mt
Over 23 years of operation
Closing Soon
2028
2 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
16.3K
cars per year
10.0K
homes per year
3.4M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Waste emission factor (330 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (70%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Waste
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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