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Signal Hill West Unit is a 5.7 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Signal Hill Petroleum Inc since 2004. Ranked #1607 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 5.7 MW represents 0.001% of the United States' 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 Signal Hill West Unit 747 times smaller. Nearby plants include Alamitos Generating Station (Gas, 1893 MW), Haynes (Gas, 1739.1 MW), and AES Alamitos LLC (Gas, 1115 MW). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km south of Los Angeles.

Capacity
5.7 MW
Commissioning Year
2004

22 years old

Owner
Signal Hill Petroleum Inc
Location
33.8112°, -118.1756°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,656. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #27,845 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,669 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

22 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Signal Hill Petroleum Inc operates 1 plants totalling 6 MW

Regional density

295 plants within 100 km, 22,814 MW combined

Nearest plant: Long Beach Convention Center (5.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 33.811200, -118.175600
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
11.0 Kt
22 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
242.2 Kt
Over 22 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2034
8 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.4K
cars per year
1.5K
homes per year
500.5K
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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