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Berry Placerita Cogen42.8 MW Natural Gas

GasVerified: Jul 2026

Berry Placerita Cogen is a 42.8 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Berry Petroleum Co since 1990. Ranked #1198 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, it accounts for 0.01% of the country's 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 Berry Placerita Cogen 99.9 times smaller. Nearby plants include Castaic (1682 MW, Hydro), Valley (CA) (690.5 MW, Gas), and Magnolia Power Project (387.6 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 70 km north of Los Angeles.

Capacity
42.8 MW
Commissioning Year
1990

36 years old

Owner
Berry Petroleum Co
Location
34.3841°, -118.4949°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,151. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #14,906 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,848 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

36 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Berry Petroleum Co operates 4 plants totalling 109 MW

Regional density

382 plants within 100 km, 27,316 MW combined

Nearest plant: CES Placerita Power Plant (0.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 34.384100, -118.494900
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
82.7 Kt
169 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.98 Mt
Over 36 years of operation
Past Retirement
2020
6 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
18.0K
cars per year
11.0K
homes per year
3.8M
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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