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Feather River Energy Center47 MW Natural Gas

GasVerified: Jul 2026

Feather River Energy Center is a 47 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Calpine Corp-Yuba City since 2003. Ranked #1160 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 47 MW accounts for 0.01% 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 Feather River Energy Center 90.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Edward C Hyatt (644.1 MW, Hydro), Sutter Energy Center (636 MW, Gas), and Colgate (315 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in California, approximately 50 km north of Sacramento.

Capacity
47 MW
Commissioning Year
2003

23 years old

Owner
Calpine Corp-Yuba City
Location
39.1093°, -121.6093°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,054. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #14,511 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,783 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

23 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Calpine Corp-Yuba City operates 2 plants totalling 94 MW

Regional density

151 plants within 100 km, 8,086 MW combined

Nearest plant: Greenleaf 2 Power Plant (4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 39.109300, -121.609300
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
90.8 Kt
185 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.09 Mt
Over 23 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2033
7 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
19.7K
cars per year
12.1K
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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