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Barre Peaker is a 49.8 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Southern California Edison Co and commissioned in 2007. Ranked #1129 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 49.8 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 Barre Peaker 85.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (2254 MW, Nuclear), Alamitos Generating Station (1893 MW, Gas), and Haynes (1739.1 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 80 km southeast of Los Angeles.

Capacity
49.8 MW
Commissioning Year
2007

19 years old

Owner
Southern California Edison Co
Location
33.8073°, -117.9832°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,981. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #13,624 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,737 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

19 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Southern California Edison Co operates 61 plants totalling 2,582 MW

Regional density

307 plants within 100 km, 21,229 MW combined

Nearest plant: Anaheim Solar Energy Plant (5.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 33.807300, -117.983200
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
96.2 Kt
196 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.83 Mt
Over 19 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2037
11 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
20.9K
cars per year
12.8K
homes per year
4.4M
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
GasCoalNuclearWind
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