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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.

Capacity
5.1 MW
Commissioning Year
2017

9 years old

Owner
Penn State University
Location
40.7928°, -77.8647°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

9 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Penn State University operates 2 plants totalling 12 MW

Regional density

35 plants within 100 km, 4,748 MW combined

Nearest plant: East Campus Steam Plant (2.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.792800, -77.864700
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
9.9 Kt
20 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
88.7 Kt
Over 9 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2047
21 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.1K
cars per year
1.3K
homes per year
447.8K
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
GasCoalNuclearWind
Top Fuels

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