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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.

Capacity
46.6 MW
Commissioning Year
1994

32 years old

Owner
California Resources Elk Hills LLC
Location
35.4791°, -119.7375°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

32 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

California Resources Elk Hills LLC operates 1 plants totalling 47 MW

Regional density

160 plants within 100 km, 8,280 MW combined

Nearest plant: South Belridge Cogeneration Facility (5.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 35.479100, -119.737500
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
90.0 Kt
184 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.88 Mt
Over 32 years of operation
Past Retirement
2024
2 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
19.6K
cars per year
12.0K
homes per year
4.1M
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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