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Stockton is a 6 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Stockton (KS) since 1963. Ranked #1589 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 6 MW represents 0.001% 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 Stockton 710.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Buckeye Wind Energy Center (205.7 MW, Wind) and Prairie Horizon Agri Energy (1.7 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Kansas, approximately 300 km west of Topeka.

Capacity
6 MW
Commissioning Year
1963

63 years old

Owner
City of Stockton - (KS)
Location
39.4362°, -99.2779°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,547. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #27,330 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,640 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

63 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Stockton - (KS) operates 1 plants totalling 6 MW

Regional density

13 plants within 100 km, 573 MW combined

Nearest plant: Prairie Horizon Agri Energy (36.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 39.436200, -99.277900
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
11.6 Kt
24 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
730.1 Kt
Over 63 years of operation
Past Retirement
1993
33 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.5K
cars per year
1.5K
homes per year
526.8K
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
GasCoalNuclearWind
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