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Agnews Power Plant is a 32 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by OLS Energy-Agnews Inc. since 1990. Ranked #1266 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 32 MW represents 0.01% of the United States' 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 Agnews 133.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Russell City Energy Center (655 MW, Gas), Metcalf Energy Center (635 MW, Gas), and Tracy Combined Cycle Power Plant (336.1 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 50 km southeast of San Jose.

Capacity
32 MW
Commissioning Year
1990

36 years old

Owner
OLS Energy-Agnews Inc.
Location
37.4058°, -121.9272°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,413. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #16,178 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,009 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

36 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

OLS Energy-Agnews Inc. operates 1 plants totalling 32 MW

Regional density

189 plants within 100 km, 13,768 MW combined

Nearest plant: CST001 McCarthy Fuel Cell (0.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 37.405800, -121.927200
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
61.8 Kt
126 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.23 Mt
Over 36 years of operation
Past Retirement
2020
6 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
13.4K
cars per year
8.2K
homes per year
2.8M
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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