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Pacific Ethanol Stockton Cogen Plant is a 4.8 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Pacific Ethanol Stockton since 2017. Ranked #1645 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 4.8 MW represents a tiny fraction 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 this facility 888.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station (918 MW, Nuclear), Marsh Landing Generating Station (828 MW, Gas), and Gateway Generating Station (619.7 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 80 km south of Sacramento.

Capacity
4.8 MW
Commissioning Year
2017

9 years old

Owner
Pacific Ethanol Stockton
Location
37.9418°, -121.3383°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 6,404. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #29,799 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,723 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

9 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Pacific Ethanol Stockton operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW

Regional density

279 plants within 100 km, 16,783 MW combined

Nearest plant: Stockton Biomass (0.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 37.941800, -121.338300
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
9.3 Kt
19 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
83.4 Kt
Over 9 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2047
21 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.0K
cars per year
1.2K
homes per year
421.4K
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
GasCoalNuclearWind
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