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UCONN Cogen Facility is a 25.7 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the University of Connecticut since 2006. Ranked #1315 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 25.7 MW represents 0.004% of the United States' 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 UCONN Cogen Facility 165 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Lake Road Generating Plant (840 MW, Gas), Middletown (786.4 MW, Oil), and Kleen Energy Systems Project (693 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Connecticut, approximately 30 km northeast of Bridgeport.

Capacity
25.7 MW
Commissioning Year
2006

20 years old

Owner
University of Connecticut
Location
41.8092°, -72.2542°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,640. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #17,616 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,097 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

20 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

University of Connecticut operates 1 plants totalling 26 MW

Regional density

455 plants within 100 km, 20,586 MW combined

Nearest plant: Stafford MS Ground Mount Community Solar (17.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.809200, -72.254200
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
49.6 Kt
101 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
992.8 Kt
Over 20 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2036
10 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
10.8K
cars per year
6.6K
homes per year
2.3M
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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