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CSUF Trigeneration is an 8.5 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by California State University at Fullerton since 2012. Ranked #1524 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 8.5 MW represents 0.0014% 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 CSUF Trigeneration 500 times smaller. Nearby plants include Alamitos Generating Station (1893 MW, Gas), Haynes (1739 MW, Gas), and AES Alamitos LLC (1115 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 40 km southeast of Los Angeles.

Capacity
8.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2012

14 years old

Owner
California State University at Fullerton
Location
33.8806°, -117.8866°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,091. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #25,519 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,549 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

14 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

California State University at Fullerton operates 1 plants totalling 9 MW

Regional density

348 plants within 100 km, 22,380 MW combined

Nearest plant: Fullerton Mill CHP (2.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 33.880600, -117.886600
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
16.4 Kt
34 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
229.9 Kt
Over 14 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2042
16 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
3.6K
cars per year
2.2K
homes per year
746.3K
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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