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Summit Street Power Plant is a 13.2 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Kent State University since 2003. Ranked #1443 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. This plant's 13.2 MW accounts for a fraction of the 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 Street 323 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Orrville (84.5 MW, Coal), Arcelormittal Cleveland Inc (67 MW, Gas), and West 41st Street (32 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Ohio, approximately 60 km south of Cleveland.

Capacity
13.2 MW
Commissioning Year
2003

23 years old

Owner
Kent State University
Location
41.1431°, -81.3408°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,478. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #22,081 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,389 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

23 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Kent State University operates 1 plants totalling 13 MW

Regional density

54 plants within 100 km, 18,727 MW combined

Nearest plant: Cuyahoga Falls 1 (11.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.143100, -81.340800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
25.5 Kt
52 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
586.4 Kt
Over 23 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2033
7 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
5.5K
cars per year
3.4K
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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