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):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 39.71901, -76.15976
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating[1] | gas[1] | 199[1] | gas turbine[1] | no[1] | 2003[1] | – |
| Unit 2 | operating[1] | gas[1] | 176[1] | gas turbine[1] | no[1] | 2003[1] | – |
| Unit 3 | operating[1] | gas[1] | 199[1] | gas turbine[1] | no[1] | 2003[1] | – |
| Unit 4 | operating[1] | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Essential Power Rock Springs LLC[2] | Carlyle Group [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Essential Power Rock Springs LLC[2] | Carlyle Group [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | Essential Power Rock Springs LLC[2] | Carlyle Group [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | Essential Power Rock Springs LLC[2] | Carlyle Group [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 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2018". Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ↑ "GHG Facility Details - Rock Springs Generating Facility". ghgdata.epa.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
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Additional data
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