Essential Power Rock Springs station
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Essential Power Rock Springs station is an operating power station of at least 773-megawatts (MW) in Rising Sun, Cecil, Maryland, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Essential Power Rock Springs station | Rising Sun, Cecil, Maryland, United States | 39.71901, -76.15976 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1, 2, 3, 4: 39.71901, -76.15976
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operating[1] | fossil gas: natural gas[1] | 199[1] | gas turbine[1] | no[1] | 2003[1] |
| 2 | Operating[1] | fossil gas: natural gas[1] | 176[1] | gas turbine[1] | no[1] | 2003[1] |
| 3 | Operating[1] | fossil gas: natural gas[1] | 199[1] | gas turbine[1] | no[1] | 2003[1] |
| 4 | Operating[1] | fossil gas: natural gas[1] | 199[1] | gas turbine[1] | no[1] | 2003[1] |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essential Power Rock Springs LLC [100%][2] | Carlyle Group Inc [100.0%] |
| 2 | Essential Power Rock Springs LLC [100%][2] | Carlyle Group Inc [100.0%] |
| 3 | Essential Power Rock Springs LLC [100%][2] | Carlyle Group Inc [100.0%] |
| 4 | Essential Power Rock Springs LLC [100%][2] | Carlyle Group Inc [100.0%] |
Background
The private equity firm Carlyle Group acquired Essential Power Rock Springs in February of 2016, and as of 2022 still owns it . More information about this deal can be found on GEM's "Carlyle's Private Equity Investments" Wiki page.
During the time Carlyle has owned Essential Power Rock Springs, available EPA emissions data[3] are as follows:
| EPA FLIGHT Total Plant CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2016 | EPA FLIGHT Total Plant CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2017 | EPA FLIGHT Total Plant CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2018 | EPA FLIGHT Total Plant CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2019 | EPA FLIGHT Total Plant CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2020 | EPA FLIGHT Total Plant CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2021 |
| 492,487 | 269,636 | 247,606 | 44,230 | 151546 | 151546 |
| EPA FLIGHT Plant Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2016 | EPA FLIGHT Plant Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2017 | EPA FLIGHT Plant Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2018 | EPA FLIGHT Plant Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2019 | EPA FLIGHT Plant Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2020 | EPA FLIGHT Plant Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2021 |
| 228 | 125 | 115 | 20 | 70 | 70 |
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 https://web.archive.org/web/20200612191408/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/november_generator2019.xlsx. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20191116210428/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/december_generator2018.xlsx. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "GHG Facility Details - Rock Springs Generating Facility". ghgdata.epa.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
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Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of gas-fired power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
