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Panoche Peaker is a 49.9 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Wellhead Energy LLC since 1973. Ranked #1126 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its capacity is 0.01% of the U.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 Panoche Peaker 85.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Panoche Energy Center (432 MW, Gas), RE Tranquillity (205.3 MW, Solar), and Great Valley Solar Portfolio Holdings LLC (202.5 MW, Solar). The facility is located in California's San Joaquin Valley, approximately 70 km west of Fresno.

Capacity
49.9 MW
Commissioning Year
1973

53 years old

Owner
Wellhead Energy LLC
Location
36.6535°, -120.5783°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,974. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #13,590 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,733 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

53 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Wellhead Energy LLC operates 7 plants totalling 327 MW

Regional density

120 plants within 100 km, 5,420 MW combined

Nearest plant: Panoche Energy Center (0.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 36.653500, -120.578300
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
96.4 Kt
197 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
5.11 Mt
Over 53 years of operation
Past Retirement
2003
23 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
21.0K
cars per year
12.9K
homes per year
4.4M
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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