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Paramount Refinery is a 6.7 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Paramount Petroleum Corporation since 2003. Ranked #1571 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 6.7 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 Paramount Refinery 636 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Alamitos Generating Station (1,893 MW, Gas), Haynes (1,739.1 MW, Gas), and AES Alamitos LLC (1,115 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km southwest of Los Angeles.

Capacity
6.7 MW
Commissioning Year
2003

23 years old

Owner
Paramount Petroleum Corporation
Location
33.9000°, -118.1514°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,409. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #26,910 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,621 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

23 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Paramount Petroleum Corporation operates 1 plants totalling 7 MW

Regional density

342 plants within 100 km, 23,452 MW combined

Nearest plant: Downey (3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 33.900000, -118.151400
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
12.9 Kt
26 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
297.7 Kt
Over 23 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2033
7 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.8K
cars per year
1.7K
homes per year
588.3K
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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