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Standby Generation Plant is a 13.7 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Pensacola Christian College and commissioned in 2001. Ranked #1433 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, it represents a mere 0.0023% of the country's 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 this facility approximately 311 times smaller. Nearby plants include Crist (1,135.1 MW, Coal), Santa Rosa Energy Center (274.5 MW, Gas), and Pensacola Florida Plant (102 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Escambia County, approximately 10 km from Pensacola.

Capacity
13.7 MW
Commissioning Year
2001

25 years old

Owner
Pensacola Christian College
Location
30.4736°, -87.2361°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,436. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #21,958 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,370 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

25 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Pensacola Christian College operates 1 plants totalling 14 MW

Regional density

16 plants within 100 km, 5,067 MW combined

Nearest plant: Gulf Coast Solar Center III (9.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 30.473600, -87.236100
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
26.5 Kt
54 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
661.6 Kt
Over 25 years of operation
Closing Soon
2031
5 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
5.8K
cars per year
3.5K
homes per year
1.2M
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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