World Power Plants

US GSA Heating and Transmission is a 10.8 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by US GSA Heating and Transmission since 2004. Ranked #1487 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 10.8 MW accounts for a small fraction 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 this facility 394.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include Chalk Point LLC (Gas, 2553 MW), Chalk Point Generating Station (Gas, 1809 MW), and Possum Point (Oil, 1591 MW). The facility is located in Virginia, approximately 50 km from Washington, D.C.

Capacity
10.8 MW
Commissioning Year
2004

22 years old

Owner
US GSA Heating and Transmission
Location
38.8857°, -77.0284°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,696. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #23,415 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,483 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

22 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

US GSA Heating and Transmission operates 1 plants totalling 11 MW

Regional density

130 plants within 100 km, 24,040 MW combined

Nearest plant: AOC Capitol Power Plant (1.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 38.885700, -77.028400
Open in Google Maps
Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
20.9 Kt
43 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
458.9 Kt
Over 22 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2034
8 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
4.5K
cars per year
2.8K
homes per year
948.2K
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
Top Fuels

See Incorrect or Missing Data?

Help us improve our database by reporting any corrections or updates. Your contribution helps keep our global power plant data accurate and up-to-date.