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UMCP CHP Plant is a 27.4 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Trigen-Cinergy Solutions College Park since 2003. Ranked #1303 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, it contributes to 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 UMCP CHP Plant 155 times smaller. Nearby plants include Chalk Point LLC (2,553 MW, Gas), Chalk Point Generating Station (1,809 MW, Gas), and Possum Point (1,591 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Maryland, approximately 30 km southeast of Washington, D.C.

Capacity
27.4 MW
Commissioning Year
2003

23 years old

Owner
Trigen-Cinergy Solutions College Park
Location
38.9858°, -76.9355°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,584. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #17,345 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,071 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

23 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Trigen-Cinergy Solutions College Park operates 1 plants totalling 27 MW

Regional density

135 plants within 100 km, 23,851 MW combined

Nearest plant: IKEA College Park 411 (4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 38.985800, -76.935500
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
52.9 Kt
108 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.22 Mt
Over 23 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2033
7 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
11.5K
cars per year
7.1K
homes per year
2.4M
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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