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Washington City Electric Generation is a 6 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Washington, Utah, and commissioned in 2007. Ranked #1589 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 6 MW represents 0.001% of the United States' 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 Washington City Electric Generation 710.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Millcreek Power Generation (80 MW, Gas) and Hurricane City Power (15.1 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Washington County, approximately 150 km northeast of Las Vegas.

Capacity
6 MW
Commissioning Year
2007

19 years old

Owner
City of Washington - (UT)
Location
37.1550°, -113.4392°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,547. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #27,330 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,640 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

19 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Washington - (UT) operates 1 plants totalling 6 MW

Regional density

22 plants within 100 km, 611 MW combined

Nearest plant: Quail Creek Hydro Plant #1 (7.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 37.155000, -113.439200
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
11.6 Kt
24 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
220.2 Kt
Over 19 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2037
11 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.5K
cars per year
1.5K
homes per year
526.8K
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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