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Water Street Station is a 12.6 MW gas and oil power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Bay City since 1982. Ranked #1452 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, this facility's capacity accounts for 0.002% 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 Water Street Station 338 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Dan E Karn (1,946.3 MW, Gas), Midland Cogeneration Venture (1,853.8 MW, Gas), and Cross Winds Energy Park (230.9 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Michigan, approximately 100 km north of Detroit.

Capacity
12.6 MW
Commissioning Year
1982

44 years old

Owner
City of Bay City - (MI)
Location
43.5828°, -83.8967°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,520. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #22,299 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,407 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

44 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Bay City - (MI) operates 2 plants totalling 28 MW

Regional density

52 plants within 100 km, 6,833 MW combined

Nearest plant: Henry Station (1.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 43.582800, -83.896700
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
24.3 Kt
50 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.07 Mt
Over 44 years of operation
Past Retirement
2012
14 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
5.3K
cars per year
3.2K
homes per year
1.1M
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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