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Oxnard is a 68.7 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Procter&Gamble Paper Products Co-Oxnard since 1987. Ranked #1043 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, it represents 0.01% 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 Oxnard 61.9 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ormond Beach (1,612 MW, Gas), McGrath Peaker (49.8 MW, Gas), and E F Oxnard Energy Facility (48.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 70 km northwest of Los Angeles.

Capacity
68.7 MW
Commissioning Year
1987

39 years old

Owner
Procter&Gamble Paper Products Co-Oxnard
Location
34.1960°, -119.1667°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,619. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #11,844 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,538 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

39 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Procter&Gamble Paper Products Co-Oxnard operates 1 plants totalling 69 MW

Regional density

157 plants within 100 km, 13,870 MW combined

Nearest plant: SunEdison Procter & Gamble Oxnard (3.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 34.196000, -119.166700
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
132.7 Kt
271 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
5.18 Mt
Over 39 years of operation
Past Retirement
2017
9 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
28.8K
cars per year
17.7K
homes per year
6.0M
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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