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Gaviota Oil Plant is a 14 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Freeport McMoRan Oil & Gas since 1988. Ranked #1428 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 14 MW represents 0.0024% 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 Gaviota 304.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ellwood (58 MW, Gas), ExxonMobil Santa Ynez Facility (49.3 MW, Gas), and Vandenberg Solar Project (22.5 MW, Solar). The facility is located in California, approximately 150 km northwest of Los Angeles.

Capacity
14 MW
Commissioning Year
1988

38 years old

Owner
Freeport McMoRan Oil & Gas
Location
34.4751°, -120.2051°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,407. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #21,743 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,360 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

38 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Freeport McMoRan Oil & Gas operates 1 plants totalling 14 MW

Regional density

19 plants within 100 km, 1,477 MW combined

Nearest plant: ExxonMobil Santa Ynez Facility (14.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 34.475100, -120.205100
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
27.0 Kt
55 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.03 Mt
Over 38 years of operation
Past Retirement
2018
8 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
5.9K
cars per year
3.6K
homes per year
1.2M
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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