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UCI Facilities Management Central Plant is a 19 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by the University of California Irvine since 2007. Ranked #1376 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 19 MW accounts for a fraction 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 UCI Facilities Management Central Plant 224.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (2254 MW, Nuclear) and Alamitos Generating Station (1893 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 50 km from Los Angeles.

Capacity
19 MW
Commissioning Year
2007

19 years old

Owner
University of California Irvine
Location
33.6481°, -117.8467°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,095. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #20,067 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,226 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

19 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

University of California Irvine operates 1 plants totalling 19 MW

Regional density

277 plants within 100 km, 21,523 MW combined

Nearest plant: Allergan (2.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 33.648100, -117.846700
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
36.7 Kt
75 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
697.3 Kt
Over 19 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2037
11 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
8.0K
cars per year
4.9K
homes per year
1.7M
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
GasCoalNuclearWind
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