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Sterling Power Plant is a 65.3 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Sterling Power Partners LP since 1991. Ranked #1057 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, it represents 0.01% of the total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the U.S. is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Sterling 65.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Munnsville Wind Farm LLC (34.5 MW, Wind), Fenner Wind (30 MW, Wind), and Trenton Falls (21.9 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in New York, approximately 40 km from Syracuse.

Capacity
65.3 MW
Commissioning Year
1991

35 years old

Owner
Sterling Power Partners LP
Location
43.0803°, -75.6010°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,662. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #12,015 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,572 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

35 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Sterling Power Partners LP operates 1 plants totalling 65 MW

Regional density

100 plants within 100 km, 9,847 MW combined

Nearest plant: Waste Management Madison County LFGTE (9.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 43.080300, -75.601000
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
126.1 Kt
257 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
4.41 Mt
Over 35 years of operation
Past Retirement
2021
5 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
27.4K
cars per year
16.8K
homes per year
5.7M
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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