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Tesoro Mandan Cogeneration Plant is a 7.5 MW gas and oil-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Tesoro Refining and Marketing Co LLC since 1955. Ranked #1545 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 7.5 MW represents a small share 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 this facility 568.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Milton R Young (734 MW, Coal) and Leland Olds (656 MW, Coal). The facility is located in North Dakota, approximately 100 km from Bismarck.

Capacity
7.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1955

71 years old

Owner
Tesoro Refining and Marketing Co LLC
Location
46.8492°, -100.8808°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,259. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #26,300 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,584 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

71 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Tesoro Refining and Marketing Co LLC operates 1 plants totalling 8 MW

Regional density

22 plants within 100 km, 7,324 MW combined

Nearest plant: R M Heskett (2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 46.849200, -100.880800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
14.5 Kt
30 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.03 Mt
Over 71 years of operation
Past Retirement
1985
41 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
3.1K
cars per year
1.9K
homes per year
658.5K
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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