World Power Plants

Century Generating Facility44.8 MW Natural Gas

GasVerified: Jul 2026

Century Generating Facility is a 44.8 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Colton Power LP since 2000. Ranked #1185 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 44.8 MW represents 0.01% of the country's 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 Century 95 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Mountainview Generating Station (1036.8 MW, Gas), Inland Empire Energy Center (819 MW, Gas), and Devil Canyon (276.2 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in California, approximately 60 km east of Los Angeles.

Capacity
44.8 MW
Commissioning Year
2000

26 years old

Owner
Colton Power LP
Location
34.0606°, -117.3533°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,112. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #14,759 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,824 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

26 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Colton Power LP operates 2 plants totalling 90 MW

Regional density

333 plants within 100 km, 19,290 MW combined

Nearest plant: Colton Solar Two LLC (2.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 34.060600, -117.353300
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
86.5 Kt
177 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.25 Mt
Over 26 years of operation
Closing Soon
2030
4 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
18.8K
cars per year
11.5K
homes per year
3.9M
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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