Panoche Peaker— 49.9 MW Natural Gas
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.
53 years old
United States of America, North America
- 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
53 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Wellhead Energy LLC operates 7 plants totalling 327 MW
120 plants within 100 km, 5,420 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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