World Power Plants

Central CA Fuel Cell 12.8 MW Natural Gas

GasVerified: Jul 2026

Central CA Fuel Cell 1 is a 2.8 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Clearway Energy Inc since 2018. Ranked #1741 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 2.8 MW represents 0.0005% of the United States' total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is the West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making this facility 1,525.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Henrietta Solar Project (102 MW, Solar), Hanford Energy Park Peaker (92.2 MW, Gas), and Alpaugh 50 (50 MW, Solar). The facility is located in California, approximately 40 km southeast of Fresno.

Capacity
2.8 MW
Commissioning Year
2018

8 years old

Owner
Clearway Energy Inc
Location
36.1835°, -119.3743°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,494. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #32,657 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,883 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

8 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Clearway Energy Inc operates 2 plants totalling 4 MW

Regional density

163 plants within 100 km, 4,483 MW combined

Nearest plant: Tulare 1 and 2 (4.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 36.183500, -119.374300
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
5.4 Kt
11 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
43.3 Kt
Over 8 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2048
22 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.2K
cars per year
721
homes per year
245.8K
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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