Whiting Refinery— 83.8 MW Natural Gas
Whiting Refinery is an 83.8 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by BP PLC and commissioned in 1961. Ranked #1001 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, it represents 0.01% of the 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 Whiting Refinery 50.8 times smaller. Nearby plants include University Park North (726 MW, Gas), Whiting Clean Energy (576.8 MW, Gas), and Southeast Chicago Energy Project (407.2 MW, Gas). It is located in Indiana, approximately 30 km from Chicago.
65 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,365. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #10,990 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,425 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
65 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
BP PLC operates 1 plants totalling 84 MW
104 plants within 100 km, 30,063 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
Nearby Power Plants
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