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Fresno Cogen Partners82.6 MW Natural Gas

GasVerified: Jul 2026

Fresno Cogen Partners is an 82.6 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Wellhead Energy LLC since 2001. Ranked #1009 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 82.6 MW represents 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 Fresno Cogen Partners 51.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include RE Tranquillity (205.3 MW, Solar), Great Valley Solar Portfolio Holdings LLC (202.5 MW, Solar), and Malaga Power LLC (121 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 200 km southeast of San Francisco.

Capacity
82.6 MW
Commissioning Year
2001

25 years old

Owner
Wellhead Energy LLC
Location
36.6170°, -120.0998°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,378. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #11,021 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,434 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

25 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Wellhead Energy LLC operates 7 plants totalling 327 MW

Regional density

131 plants within 100 km, 5,267 MW combined

Nearest plant: Stroud Solar Station (9.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 36.617000, -120.099800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
159.5 Kt
326 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
3.99 Mt
Over 25 years of operation
Closing Soon
2031
5 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
34.7K
cars per year
21.3K
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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