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Wahoo is a 14.2 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Wahoo since 1963. Ranked #1424 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, Wahoo's capacity is a small fraction of 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 Wahoo 300 times smaller. Nearby plants include Terry Bundy Generating Station (216.3 MW, Gas), Lon Wright (213.2 MW, Coal), and J Street (27 MW, Gas). The facility is located at coordinates 41.2118, -96.6115 in Nebraska.

Capacity
14.2 MW
Commissioning Year
1963

63 years old

Owner
City of Wahoo - (NE)
Location
41.2118°, -96.6115°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,400. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #21,717 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,355 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

63 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Wahoo - (NE) operates 1 plants totalling 14 MW

Regional density

42 plants within 100 km, 7,114 MW combined

Nearest plant: Lon Wright (27.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.211800, -96.611500
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
27.4 Kt
56 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.73 Mt
Over 63 years of operation
Past Retirement
1993
33 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
6.0K
cars per year
3.7K
homes per year
1.2M
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
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