Blacksand Generating Facility— 8 MW Natural Gas
Blacksand Generating Facility is an 8 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Bridge Energy LLC since 2000. Ranked #1534 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 8 MW represents a tiny fraction 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 Blacksand Generating Facility 532 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Alamitos Generating Station (1893 MW, Gas), Haynes (1739.1 MW, Gas), and AES Alamitos LLC (1115 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km southeast of Los Angeles.
26 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,154. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #25,781 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,561 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
26 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Bridge Energy LLC operates 1 plants totalling 8 MW
362 plants within 100 km, 21,142 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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