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San Diego State University is a 15.1 MW gas and solar power plant in the United States, commissioned in 2002. Ranked #1416 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, it accounts for 0.0025% of the country's total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is the West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making San Diego State University 282 times smaller. Nearby plants include Central Termoeléctrica Presidente Juárez (1303 MW, Gas), Encina Power Station (999.6 MW, Gas), and Presidente Juárez (Rosarito) (773 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 10 km east of downtown San Diego.

Capacity
15.1 MW
Commissioning Year
2002

24 years old

Owner
San Diego State University
Location
32.7782°, -117.0701°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,319. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #21,153 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,327 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

24 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

San Diego State University operates 1 plants totalling 15 MW

Regional density

89 plants within 100 km, 10,159 MW combined

Nearest plant: ISH Solar Hospital SDMC (2.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 32.778200, -117.070100
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
29.2 Kt
60 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
700.0 Kt
Over 24 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2032
6 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
6.3K
cars per year
3.9K
homes per year
1.3M
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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