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Transamerica Pyramid is a 1 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Transamerica Pyramid Properties LLC since 2007. Ranked #1864 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 1 MW represents 0.0002% 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 Transamerica Pyramid 4,263 times smaller. Nearby plants include Russell City Energy Center (655 MW, Gas), Potrero Generating Station (382 MW, Gas), and Crockett Cogen Project (247.4 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 20 km south of San Francisco.

Capacity
1 MW
Commissioning Year
2007

19 years old

Owner
Transamerica Pyramid Properties LLC
Location
37.7956°, -122.4028°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 9,554. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,053 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

19 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Transamerica Pyramid Properties LLC operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW

Regional density

181 plants within 100 km, 9,846 MW combined

Nearest plant: One Market Plaza (0.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 37.795600, -122.402800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
1.9 Kt
4 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
36.7 Kt
Over 19 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2037
11 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
420
cars per year
258
homes per year
87.8K
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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