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Wapsie Valley Creamery Back Up Generator is a 1.8 MW oil-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Wapsie Valley Creamery since 2015. Ranked #748 of 879 oil plants in the United States. Its 1.8 MW represents 0.005% of the country's total oil capacity of 38,410 MW. The largest oil plant in the United States is Manatee at 2,951 MW, making Wapsie Valley 1,641 times smaller. Nearby plants include Duane Arnold Energy Center (679.5 MW, Nuclear), Vinton (17.5 MW, Oil), and Alliant SBD 9106 Rockwell CR (16 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Iowa, approximately 200 km northeast of Des Moines.

Capacity
1.8 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Wapsie Valley Creamery
Location
42.4778°, -91.8911°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 8,512. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #35,026 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,046 of 2,478 Oil plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Oil fleet average: 28.7 years

Operator portfolio

Wapsie Valley Creamery operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

63 plants within 100 km, 3,398 MW combined

Nearest plant: La Porte (30.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.477800, -91.891100
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Carbon Footprint650 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
3.6 Kt
6 GWh/year × 650 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
39.5 Kt
Over 11 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2045
19 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
780
cars per year
478
homes per year
163.1K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Oil emission factor (650 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (35%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Oil
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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