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THUMS is a 57.4 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by THUMS Long Beach Company and commissioned in 2003. Ranked #1093 of 1,883 gas plants in the United States. Its 57.4 MW represents 0.01% 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 THUMS 74.3 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 south of downtown Los Angeles.

Capacity
57.4 MW
Commissioning Year
2003

23 years old

Owner
THUMS Long Beach Company
Location
33.7684°, -118.2141°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,802. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #12,604 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,643 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

23 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

THUMS Long Beach Company operates 1 plants totalling 57 MW

Regional density

275 plants within 100 km, 22,693 MW combined

Nearest plant: Long Beach Generation LLC (1.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 33.768400, -118.214100
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
110.9 Kt
226 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.55 Mt
Over 23 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2033
7 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
24.1K
cars per year
14.8K
homes per year
5.0M
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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