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Sierra Pacific Loyalton Facility20 MW Waste

Waste

Sierra Pacific Loyalton Facility is a 20 MW waste power plant in the United States, operated by ARP-Loyalton Cogen LLC and commissioned in 1989. Ranked #140 of 541 waste plants in the United States. Its 20 MW represents 0.2% of the country's total waste capacity of 9,768 MW. The largest waste plant in the United States is Covington Facility at 161 MW, making Sierra Pacific Loyalton 8.05 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Kings Beach (15 MW, Oil), Haypress (10 MW, Hydro), and Spaulding 1 (7 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in California, approximately 200 km northeast of Sacramento.

Capacity
20 MW
Commissioning Year
1989

37 years old

Owner
ARP-Loyalton Cogen LLC
Location
39.6699°, -120.2394°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,878. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #19,003 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #215 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

37 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

ARP-Loyalton Cogen LLC operates 1 plants totalling 20 MW

Regional density

62 plants within 100 km, 4,398 MW combined

Nearest plant: Stampede (25 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 39.669900, -120.239400
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
40.5 Kt
123 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.50 Mt
Over 37 years of operation
Past Retirement
2014
12 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
8.8K
cars per year
5.4K
homes per year
1.8M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Waste emission factor (330 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (70%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Waste
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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