World Power Plants

CalPeak Power Border Peaker Plant is a 60.5 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by CalPeak Power LLC since 2001. Ranked #1071 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 60.5 MW represents 0.01% 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 CalPeak Power Border 70.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Central Termoeléctrica Presidente Juárez (1303 MW, Gas), Presidente Juárez (Rosarito) (CC) (773 MW, Gas), and Otay Mesa Generating Project (688.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km east of Tijuana.

Capacity
60.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2001

25 years old

Owner
CalPeak Power LLC
Location
32.5624°, -116.9439°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,724. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #12,254 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,600 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

25 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

CalPeak Power LLC operates 6 plants totalling 501 MW

Regional density

84 plants within 100 km, 7,845 MW combined

Nearest plant: Larkspur Energy Facility (0.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 32.562400, -116.943900
Open in Google Maps
Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
116.9 Kt
238 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.92 Mt
Over 25 years of operation
Closing Soon
2031
5 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
25.4K
cars per year
15.6K
homes per year
5.3M
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
GasCoalNuclearWind
Top Fuels

See Incorrect or Missing Data?

Help us improve our database by reporting any corrections or updates. Your contribution helps keep our global power plant data accurate and up-to-date.