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Solano County Cogen Plant is a 2.8 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Solano County since 1997. Ranked #1741 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 2.8 MW represents a mere 0.0005% 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 Solano County Cogen Plant 1,525 times smaller. Nearby plants include Delta Energy Center (943.5 MW, Gas), Marsh Landing Generating Station (828 MW, Gas), and Los Medanos Energy Center (678.3 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 80 km northeast of San Francisco.

Capacity
2.8 MW
Commissioning Year
1997

29 years old

Owner
Solano County
Location
38.2494°, -122.0394°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,494. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #32,657 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,883 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

29 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Solano County operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW

Regional density

244 plants within 100 km, 15,268 MW combined

Nearest plant: ATT North Watney (3.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 38.249400, -122.039400
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
5.4 Kt
11 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
156.8 Kt
Over 29 years of operation
Closing Soon
2027
1 year remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.2K
cars per year
721
homes per year
245.8K
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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