Elk Hills Cogen— 46.6 MW Natural Gas
Elk Hills Cogen is a 46.6 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by California Resources Elk Hills LLC since 1994. Ranked #1172 of 1,883 gas plants in the United States, it accounts for 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 Elk Hills Cogen 91.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include La Paloma Generating Plant (1,200 MW, Gas), Elk Hills Power LLC (623 MW, Gas), and Sunrise Power LLC (605.4 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 50 km west of Bakersfield.
32 years old
United States of America, North America
- 3,071. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #14,555 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,798 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
32 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
California Resources Elk Hills LLC operates 1 plants totalling 47 MW
160 plants within 100 km, 8,280 MW combined
Nearest plant: South Belridge Cogeneration Facility (5.3 km)
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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