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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.

Capacity
83.8 MW
Commissioning Year
1961

65 years old

Owner
BP PLC
Location
41.6703°, -87.4803°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

65 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

BP PLC operates 1 plants totalling 84 MW

Regional density

104 plants within 100 km, 30,063 MW combined

Nearest plant: ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor West (2.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.670300, -87.480300
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
161.9 Kt
330 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
10.52 Mt
Over 65 years of operation
Past Retirement
1991
35 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
35.2K
cars per year
21.6K
homes per year
7.4M
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
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