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Wichita Plant is a 43.7 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Occidental Chemical Corporation since 1982. Ranked #1192 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, it represents 0.01% 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 Wichita Plant 97.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Gordon Evans Energy Center (378 MW, Gas), Wellington 1 (24 MW, Gas), and Wellington 2 (20 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Kansas, approximately 150 km from the city of Wichita.

Capacity
43.7 MW
Commissioning Year
1982

44 years old

Owner
Occidental Chemical Corporation
Location
37.5813°, -97.4241°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,132. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #14,844 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,837 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

44 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Occidental Chemical Corporation operates 2 plants totalling 938 MW

Regional density

33 plants within 100 km, 3,411 MW combined

Nearest plant: Mulvane 2 (20.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 37.581300, -97.424100
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
84.4 Kt
172 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
3.71 Mt
Over 44 years of operation
Past Retirement
2012
14 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
18.4K
cars per year
11.3K
homes per year
3.8M
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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