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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.

Capacity
84.8 MW
Commissioning Year
1968

58 years old

Owner
Central Iowa Power Cooperative
Location
41.1136°, -94.3472°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

58 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Central Iowa Power Cooperative operates 2 plants totalling 87 MW

Regional density

51 plants within 100 km, 4,210 MW combined

Nearest plant: Orient Wind Farm (11.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.113600, -94.347200
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
163.8 Kt
334 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
9.50 Mt
Over 58 years of operation
Past Retirement
1998
28 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
35.6K
cars per year
21.8K
homes per year
7.4M
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
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