Thornwood High School— 1.4 MW Natural Gas
Thornwood High School is a 1.4 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Thorton Township School Dist since 1995. Ranked #1815 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 1.4 MW accounts for 0.0002% 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 Thornwood High School 3,047 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include University Park North (726 MW, Gas), Lincoln Generating Facility (692 MW, Gas), and Whiting Clean Energy (576.8 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Illinois, approximately 50 km south of Chicago.
31 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,110. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #36,302 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,990 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
31 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Thorton Township School Dist operates 2 plants totalling 2 MW
109 plants within 100 km, 35,339 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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