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Western Sugar Cooperative - Billings is a 1.5 MW coal-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Western Sugar Cooperative since 2011. Ranked #297 of 297 coal plants in the United States. Its 1.5 MW represents 0.0006% of the country's total coal capacity of 261,836 MW. The largest coal plant in the United States is W A Parish at 4,008 MW, making this facility 2,672 times smaller. Nearby plants include Yellowstone Energy LP (68 MW, Petcoke) and Phillips 66 Billings Refinery (1.6 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Montana, approximately 200 km east of Billings.

Capacity
1.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2011

15 years old

Owner
Western Sugar Cooperative - Billings
Location
45.7653°, -108.4992°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 8,850. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #35,792 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,766 of 2,793 Coal plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

15 years in operation

Coal fleet average: 29.2 years

Operator portfolio

Western Sugar Cooperative - Billings operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

12 plants within 100 km, 589 MW combined

Nearest plant: Phillips 66 Billings Refinery (1.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 45.765300, -108.499200
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Carbon Footprint820 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
5.9 Kt
7 GWh/year × 820 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
88.9 Kt
Over 15 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2051
25 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.3K
cars per year
790
homes per year
269.4K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Coal emission factor (820 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (55%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Coal
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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