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Equilon Los Angeles Refining is an 83 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company since 1985. Ranked #1006 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 83 MW represents 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 Equilon Los Angeles Refining 51.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Alamitos Generating Station (1893 MW, Gas) and Haynes (1739.1 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km from downtown Los Angeles.

Capacity
83 MW
Commissioning Year
1985

41 years old

Owner
Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company
Location
33.7917°, -118.2347°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,370. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #11,000 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,430 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

41 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company operates 1 plants totalling 83 MW

Regional density

283 plants within 100 km, 22,753 MW combined

Nearest plant: Linde Wilmington (0.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 33.791700, -118.234700
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
160.3 Kt
327 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
6.57 Mt
Over 41 years of operation
Past Retirement
2015
11 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
34.9K
cars per year
21.4K
homes per year
7.3M
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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