BP Carson Refinery— 13.5 MW Natural Gas
BP Carson Refinery is a 13.5 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Tesoro Carson Refinery since 1983. Ranked #1436 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 13.5 MW represents a 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 BP Carson Refinery 316 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Alamitos Generating Station (1,893 MW, Gas) and Haynes (1,739 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km south of Los Angeles.
43 years old
United States of America, North America
- 4,449. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #22,000 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,374 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
43 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Tesoro Carson Refinery operates 1 plants totalling 14 MW
302 plants within 100 km, 22,934 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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