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University of Michigan is a 44.5 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the University of Michigan since 1980. Ranked #1187 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, its 44.5 MW accounts for 0.01% of the country's total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is the West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making this facility 95.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Monroe Power Plant (3,293.1 MW, Gas), Monroe (MI) (3,293.1 MW, Coal), and Sumpter (340 MW, Gas). The plant is located in Michigan, approximately 60 km southwest of Detroit.

Capacity
44.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1980

46 years old

Owner
University of Michigan
Location
42.2812°, -83.7346°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,119. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #14,772 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,827 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

46 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

University of Michigan operates 1 plants totalling 45 MW

Regional density

95 plants within 100 km, 20,450 MW combined

Nearest plant: Warner Lambert (3.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.281200, -83.734600
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
86.0 Kt
175 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
3.95 Mt
Over 46 years of operation
Past Retirement
2010
16 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
18.7K
cars per year
11.5K
homes per year
3.9M
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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