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Tuscola Station is a 6 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by DTE Tuscola LLC since 2001. Ranked #1589 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 6 MW represents 0.001% of the country'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 Tuscola Station 710.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Goose Creek Energy Center (684 MW, Gas), University of Illinois Abbott Power Plant (80.3 MW, Gas), and Sullivan (IL) (25.4 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Illinois, approximately 150 km northeast of St. Louis.

Capacity
6 MW
Commissioning Year
2001

25 years old

Owner
DTE Tuscola LLC
Location
39.7982°, -88.3498°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,547. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #27,330 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,640 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

25 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

DTE Tuscola LLC operates 1 plants totalling 6 MW

Regional density

39 plants within 100 km, 11,081 MW combined

Nearest plant: Sullivan (IL) (31.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 39.798200, -88.349800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
11.6 Kt
24 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
289.7 Kt
Over 25 years of operation
Closing Soon
2031
5 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.5K
cars per year
1.5K
homes per year
526.8K
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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