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Shinkoto power station

Other power plant in Tokyo, Japan. Approximate location 35.65, 139.8346.

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Shinkoto power station is a 50 MW other power plant in Tokyo, Japan. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 38k homes (estimated). It ranks #322 of 692 Japan power plants by installed capacity. In context, the national grid averages 477 gCO₂/kWh (32.7% low-carbon) (2025).

50Legacy source-record capacity
37,542homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-5375.

Data status

Known data

FacilityShinkoto power station Climate TRACE
CountryJapan · Tokyo Climate TRACE
Coordinates35.65, 139.8346 Climate TRACE
FuelOther Climate TRACE
MW installed capacity50 MW Climate TRACE source record; scope not independently normalised

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#322 of 692 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#13 of 15 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.41× · 122 MW median · 15 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent37,542 calculated
Climate15.5°C · HDD 1,644 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC4 · 46/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

OwnerNot available not in dataset
CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: Climate TRACE source-record capacity (modelled/legacy); fuel: Primary fuel not stated in available source record; classified as Other/industrial-mixed pending country registry match

In context: how this plant compares

At 50 MW, Shinkoto power station is below the median other plant in Japan (122 MW). This facility converts its energy source into electricity for the grid; its capacity, fuel type and location determine its role in the national power mix.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest other plants in Japan

KOBE STEEL KAKOGAWA: 594 MW594KOBE STEEL…Shimonoseki power station: 575 MW575Shimonosek…Karita power station: 435 MW435Karita pow…JFE KEIHIN WORKS: 270 MW270JFE KEIHIN…OSAKA REFINERY POWER: 169 MW169OSAKA REFI…OITA REFINERY: 164 MW164OITA REFIN…Marusumi Paper Ohe Mill power station: 132 MW132Marusumi P…MITSUI CHEMICALS OMUTA: 122 MW122MITSUI CHE…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Local climate & thermal context

This other plant generates electricity for the grid. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 35.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

15.5°Cannual mean temp
1,644heating degree-days (base 18°C)
746cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
6 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 5 °CJF: 6 °CFM: 8 °CMA: 14 °CAM: 18 °CMJ: 21 °CJJ: 25 °CJA: 27 °CAS: 23 °CSO: 18 °CON: 12 °CND: 8 °CD27 °C

Heating degree-days here run 33% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 37/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
46/100environmental-severity index
21.4°Cseasonal temperature swing
33 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #13 largest other power plant of 15 in Japan by capacity.

Japan has 15 other power plants in this dataset, together about 2,999 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 35.65, 139.8346 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Shinkoto power station?

Shinkoto power station is a 50 MW source-record other power plant in Tokyo, Japan.

How many homes can Shinkoto power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 37,542 homes (estimated).

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