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UCI Fuel Cell is a 1.4 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by UCI Fuel Cell LLC since 2015. Ranked #1815 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 1.4 MW represents 0.0002% of the total gas capacity in the United States, which is 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is the West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making UCI Fuel Cell 3.04 times smaller. Nearby plants include San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (2254 MW, Nuclear), Alamitos Generating Station (1893 MW, Gas), and Haynes (1739.1 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 80 km south of Los Angeles.

Capacity
1.4 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
UCI Fuel Cell LLC
Location
33.7880°, -117.8901°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 9,110. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #36,302 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,990 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

UCI Fuel Cell LLC operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW

Regional density

302 plants within 100 km, 21,028 MW combined

Nearest plant: Anaheim Solar Energy Plant (3.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 33.788000, -117.890100
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
2.7 Kt
6 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
29.7 Kt
Over 11 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2045
19 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
588
cars per year
361
homes per year
122.9K
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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