King City Peaking— 47.3 MW Natural Gas
King City Peaking is a 47.3 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Calpine Corp-King City since 2002. Ranked #1156 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 47.3 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 King City Peaking 89.9 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are King City Power Plant (133.2 MW, Gas), Panoche Valley Solar Farm (140 MW, Solar), and Salinas River Cogeneration (38.9 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 150 km south of San Jose.
24 years old
United States of America, North America
- 3,045. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #14,500 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,779 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
24 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Calpine Corp-King City operates 1 plants totalling 47 MW
74 plants within 100 km, 5,109 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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