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Equinix Maple Ave. Fuel Cell2 MW Natural Gas

GasVerified: Jul 2026

Equinix Maple Ave. Fuel Cell is a 2 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by 2016 ESA Project Company LLC and commissioned in 2017. Ranked #1768 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 2 MW represents 0.0003% of the country's total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is the West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Equinix Maple Ave. 2,131.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Alamitos Generating Station (1,893 MW, Gas), Haynes (1,739.1 MW, Gas), and AES Alamitos LLC (1,115 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km south of Los Angeles.

Capacity
2 MW
Commissioning Year
2017

9 years old

Owner
2016 ESA Project Company LLC
Location
33.9254°, -118.3946°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,934. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,922 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

9 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

2016 ESA Project Company LLC operates 29 plants totalling 72 MW

Regional density

307 plants within 100 km, 21,929 MW combined

Nearest plant: Equinix Douglas St. Fuel Cell (1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 33.925400, -118.394600
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
3.9 Kt
8 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
34.8 Kt
Over 9 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2047
21 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
840
cars per year
515
homes per year
175.6K
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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