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UCLA So Campus Cogen Project is a 43 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the University of California-LA since 1993. Ranked #1196 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, it represents 0.01% of the nation'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 this facility 99.0 times smaller. Nearby plants include Alamitos Generating Station (1893 MW, Gas), Haynes (1739.1 MW, Gas), and AES Alamitos LLC (1115 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km from Los Angeles.

Capacity
43 MW
Commissioning Year
1993

33 years old

Owner
University of California-LA
Location
34.0692°, -118.4439°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,145. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #14,878 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,842 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

33 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

University of California-LA operates 1 plants totalling 43 MW

Regional density

325 plants within 100 km, 21,234 MW combined

Nearest plant: Disney Prospect (1.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 34.069200, -118.443900
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
83.1 Kt
170 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.74 Mt
Over 33 years of operation
Past Retirement
2023
3 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
18.1K
cars per year
11.1K
homes per year
3.8M
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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