United States

Valero Refinery Corpus Christi West — 69 MW Petcoke

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Valero Refinery Corpus Christi West is a 69 MW petcoke power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
69 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1983

Year online

Owner
Valero Refining Co

Operator

Location
27.82, -97.48

Coordinates

Insights

#2,608
largest in United States of America
#5
largest Petcoke worldwide
#11,812
largest worldwide
1983
2 yrs older than avg
1
operated by Valero Refining Co
26
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Petcoke
Capacity
69 MW
Commissioned
1983
Status
Operational
Owner
Valero Refining Co
Country
United States
Coordinates
27.818, -97.481

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
350,076 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
14,003,035 t

over ~40 yrs

Intensity
1,050 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

76,103
cars / year
46,677
homes / year
15,912,540
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

About this plant

Valero Refinery Corpus Christi West is a 69.2 MW petcoke power plant in the United States, operated by Valero Refining Co since 1983.

Ranked #5 of 11 petcoke plants in the United States, it contributes 2.93% of the country’s total petcoke capacity of 2,362 MW. The largest petcoke plant in the United States is Brame Energy Center at 1,707 MW, making Valero Refinery Corpus Christi West 24.7 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Barney M Davis (1,082.2 MW, Gas) and Nueces Bay (730.2 MW, Gas). The plant is located in Texas, approximately 200 km southeast of San Antonio.

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