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C P Kelco San Diego Plant is a 29.2 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by CPKelco U S Inc since 1983. Ranked #1293 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 29.2 MW represents 0.005% 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 C P Kelco San Diego 146 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Central Termoeléctrica Presidente Juárez (1303 MW, Gas), Encina Power Station (999.6 MW, Gas), and Presidente Juárez (Rosarito) (773 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 20 km from San Diego.

Capacity
29.2 MW
Commissioning Year
1983

43 years old

Owner
CPKelco U S Inc
Location
32.6947°, -117.1436°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,534. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #17,066 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,053 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

43 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

CPKelco U S Inc operates 1 plants totalling 29 MW

Regional density

85 plants within 100 km, 9,866 MW combined

Nearest plant: NRG Energy San Diego (3.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 32.694700, -117.143600
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
56.4 Kt
115 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.43 Mt
Over 43 years of operation
Past Retirement
2013
13 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
12.3K
cars per year
7.5K
homes per year
2.6M
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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