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MolsonCoors Irwindale Brewery is a 13.9 MW gas and biomass power plant in the United States, commissioned in 2004. It is operated by MolsonCoors Irwindale Brewery. Ranked #1432 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, its 13.9 MW accounts for a small fraction of the country's total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the U.S. is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making this facility 306 times smaller. Nearby plants include Alamitos Generating Station (1,893 MW, Gas), Haynes (1,739 MW, Gas), and AES Alamitos LLC (1,115 MW, Gas). The plant is situated in California, approximately 30 km east of Los Angeles.

Capacity
13.9 MW
Commissioning Year
2004

22 years old

Owner
MolsonCoors Irwindale Brewery
Location
34.1217°, -117.9383°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,430. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #21,921 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,369 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

22 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

MolsonCoors Irwindale Brewery operates 1 plants totalling 14 MW

Regional density

385 plants within 100 km, 24,810 MW combined

Nearest plant: Azusa (4.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 34.121700, -117.938300
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
26.8 Kt
55 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
590.7 Kt
Over 22 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2034
8 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
5.8K
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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