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Civic Center is a 34.5 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Los Angeles County since 1989. Ranked #1254 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 34.5 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 Civic Center 123.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Alamitos Generating Station (1,893 MW, Gas) and Haynes (1,739.1 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 10 km from downtown Los Angeles.

Capacity
34.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1989

37 years old

Owner
Los Angeles County
Location
34.0564°, -118.2436°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,365. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #15,937 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,976 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

37 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Los Angeles County operates 2 plants totalling 40 MW

Regional density

365 plants within 100 km, 25,105 MW combined

Nearest plant: Metro Support Services Center Solar (1.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 34.056400, -118.243600
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
66.6 Kt
136 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.47 Mt
Over 37 years of operation
Past Retirement
2019
7 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
14.5K
cars per year
8.9K
homes per year
3.0M
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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