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OLS Energy Chino is a 30.8 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by OLS Energy-Chino since 1988. Ranked #1278 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 30.8 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 OLS Energy Chino 138 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Alamitos Generating Station (1893 MW, Gas), Haynes (1739.1 MW, Gas), and AES Alamitos LLC (1115 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 50 km southeast of Los Angeles.

Capacity
30.8 MW
Commissioning Year
1988

38 years old

Owner
OLS Energy-Chino
Location
33.9896°, -117.6809°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,451. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #16,362 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,027 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

38 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

OLS Energy-Chino operates 1 plants totalling 31 MW

Regional density

374 plants within 100 km, 21,860 MW combined

Nearest plant: Solar Photovoltaic Project #02 (1.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 33.989600, -117.680900
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
59.5 Kt
121 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.26 Mt
Over 38 years of operation
Past Retirement
2018
8 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
12.9K
cars per year
7.9K
homes per year
2.7M
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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