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Berry Cogen is a 38.7 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Berry Petroleum Co since 1987. Ranked #1231 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 38.7 MW represents 0.01% of the United States' total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is the West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Berry Cogen 110 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include La Paloma Generating Plant (1200 MW, Gas) and Elk Hills Power LLC (623 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km southwest of Bakersfield.

Capacity
38.7 MW
Commissioning Year
1987

39 years old

Owner
Berry Petroleum Co
Location
35.0930°, -119.4436°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,263. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #15,464 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,916 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

39 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Berry Petroleum Co operates 4 plants totalling 109 MW

Regional density

142 plants within 100 km, 10,615 MW combined

Nearest plant: Chalk Cliff Limited (1.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 35.093000, -119.443600
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
74.8 Kt
153 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.92 Mt
Over 39 years of operation
Past Retirement
2017
9 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
16.3K
cars per year
10.0K
homes per year
3.4M
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
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