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City of Palo Alto is a 4.4 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Palo Alto since 2002. Ranked #1666 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 4.4 MW accounts for 0.0007% 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 this facility 968 times smaller. Nearby plants include Russell City Energy Center (655 MW, Gas), Metcalf Energy Center (635 MW, Gas), and Potrero Generating Station (382 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 40 km southeast of San Francisco.

Capacity
4.4 MW
Commissioning Year
2002

24 years old

Owner
City of Palo Alto
Location
37.4383°, -122.1094°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 6,547. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #30,310 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,750 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

24 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Palo Alto operates 1 plants totalling 4 MW

Regional density

181 plants within 100 km, 11,958 MW combined

Nearest plant: Stanford Campus Solar (4.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 37.438300, -122.109400
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
8.5 Kt
17 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
204.0 Kt
Over 24 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2032
6 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.8K
cars per year
1.1K
homes per year
386.3K
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
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