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Vestaburg is a 23.7 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Wolverine Power Supply Coop since 1972. Ranked #1330 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 23.7 MW represents a mere 0.004% 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 Vestaburg 179 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Renaissance Power Plant (782 MW, Gas), Pine River Wind Park (161.3 MW, Wind), and Gratiot Wind Park (102 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Michigan, approximately 130 km northwest of Detroit.

Capacity
23.7 MW
Commissioning Year
1972

54 years old

Owner
Wolverine Power Supply Coop
Location
43.4016°, -84.9141°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,722. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #18,323 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,137 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

54 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Wolverine Power Supply Coop operates 7 plants totalling 985 MW

Regional density

49 plants within 100 km, 6,166 MW combined

Nearest plant: Pine River Wind Park (22.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 43.401600, -84.914100
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
45.8 Kt
93 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.47 Mt
Over 54 years of operation
Past Retirement
2002
24 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
10.0K
cars per year
6.1K
homes per year
2.1M
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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