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Alameda is a 54.8 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Northern California Power Agency since 1986. Ranked #1104 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 54.8 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 Alameda 77.8 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Delta Energy Center (943.5 MW, Gas), Los Medanos Energy Center (678.3 MW, Gas), and Russell City Energy Center (655 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km northeast of San Francisco.

Capacity
54.8 MW
Commissioning Year
1986

40 years old

Owner
Northern California Power Agny
Location
37.7886°, -122.2889°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,837. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #12,766 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,669 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

40 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Northern California Power Agny operates 8 plants totalling 900 MW

Regional density

192 plants within 100 km, 9,875 MW combined

Nearest plant: Dynegy Oakland Power Plant (1.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 37.788600, -122.288900
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
105.9 Kt
216 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
4.23 Mt
Over 40 years of operation
Past Retirement
2016
10 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
23.0K
cars per year
14.1K
homes per year
4.8M
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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