Summit Lake— 84.8 MW Natural Gas
Summit Lake is an 84.8 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Central Iowa Power Cooperative since 1968. Ranked #994 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, Summit Lake's capacity accounts for 0.01% of the nation'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 Summit Lake 50.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Orient Wind Farm (500.8 MW, Wind), Rolling Hills Wind Farm (443.9 MW, Wind), and Arbor Hill Wind Farm (250 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Iowa, approximately 70 km northwest of Des Moines.
58 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,350. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #10,951 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,415 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
58 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Central Iowa Power Cooperative operates 2 plants totalling 87 MW
51 plants within 100 km, 4,210 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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