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Costco Lake Drive is a 2.6 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Costco Wholesale since 2019. Ranked #1748 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 2.6 MW represents 0.0004% of the country's 592,244 MW total gas capacity. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Costco Lake Drive 1,640 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Delta Energy Center (943.5 MW, Gas), Marsh Landing Generating Station (828 MW, Gas), and Los Medanos Energy Center (678.3 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 60 km east of San Jose.

Capacity
2.6 MW
Commissioning Year
2019

7 years old

Owner
Costco Wholesale
Location
37.7220°, -121.5310°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,582. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #32,889 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,893 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

7 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Costco Wholesale operates 2 plants totalling 6 MW

Regional density

257 plants within 100 km, 15,771 MW combined

Nearest plant: Foundation ST (1.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 37.722000, -121.531000
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
5.0 Kt
10 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
35.2 Kt
Over 7 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2049
23 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.1K
cars per year
670
homes per year
228.3K
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
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