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Frito-Lay Cogen Plant is a 6 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Frito-Lay Inc since 1986. Ranked #1589 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 6 MW represents 0.001% 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 Frito-Lay Cogen 710.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include La Paloma Generating Plant (Gas, 1200 MW), Elk Hills Power LLC (Gas, 623 MW), and Sunrise Power LLC (Gas, 605.4 MW). The facility is located in California, approximately 150 km northwest of Los Angeles.

Capacity
6 MW
Commissioning Year
1986

40 years old

Owner
Frito-Lay Inc
Location
35.3951°, -119.3216°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,547. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #27,330 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,640 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

40 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Frito-Lay Inc operates 1 plants totalling 6 MW

Regional density

168 plants within 100 km, 8,620 MW combined

Nearest plant: ABEC #2 dba West-Star Dairy (13.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 35.395100, -119.321600
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
11.6 Kt
24 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
463.6 Kt
Over 40 years of operation
Past Retirement
2016
10 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.5K
cars per year
1.5K
homes per year
526.8K
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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