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West Point (PA) is an 88.2 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Merck & Co Inc-West Point since 1996. Ranked #978 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 88.2 MW represents 0.01% 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 West Point 48.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Limerick Generating Station (2277 MW, Nuclear) and Bethlehem Power Plant (1153 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Pennsylvania, approximately 50 km northwest of Philadelphia.

Capacity
88.2 MW
Commissioning Year
1996

30 years old

Owner
Merck & Co Inc-West Point
Location
40.2205°, -75.3016°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,322. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #10,814 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,375 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

30 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Merck & Co Inc-West Point operates 1 plants totalling 88 MW

Regional density

339 plants within 100 km, 45,793 MW combined

Nearest plant: Merck - Upper Gwynedd Solar Array (1.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.220500, -75.301600
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
170.4 Kt
348 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
5.11 Mt
Over 30 years of operation
Closing Soon
2026
Expected to retire this year
Annual emissions equivalent to
37.0K
cars per year
22.7K
homes per year
7.7M
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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