West Campus Steam Plant— 5.1 MW Natural Gas
West Campus Steam Plant is a 5.1 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Penn State University since 2017. Ranked #1627 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 5.1 MW represents 0.0009% 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 West Campus Steam Plant 835 times smaller. Nearby plants include Sandy Ridge Wind Farm (50 MW, Wind), William F Matson Generating Station (21.7 MW, Hydro), and TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC Lock Haven (18.5 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Pennsylvania, approximately 150 km northwest of Philadelphia.
9 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,813. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #28,277 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,696 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
9 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Penn State University operates 2 plants totalling 12 MW
35 plants within 100 km, 4,748 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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