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Waters River is a 64.9 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Peabody since 1984. Ranked #1060 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, it represents 0.01% 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 Waters River 65.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Mystic Generating Station (2,375.6 MW, Gas) and Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant (1,242 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Massachusetts, approximately 40 km from Boston.

Capacity
64.9 MW
Commissioning Year
1984

42 years old

Owner
City of Peabody - (MA)
Location
42.5429°, -70.9283°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,671. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #12,070 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,579 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

42 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Peabody - (MA) operates 1 plants totalling 65 MW

Regional density

345 plants within 100 km, 19,264 MW combined

Nearest plant: Rousselot Inc (2.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.542900, -70.928300
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
125.4 Kt
256 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
5.27 Mt
Over 42 years of operation
Past Retirement
2014
12 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
27.3K
cars per year
16.7K
homes per year
5.7M
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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