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Univ of San Francisco Cogen is a 1.5 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by the University of San Francisco since 1987. Ranked #1805 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 1.5 MW represents 0.0003% 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 Univ of San Francisco Cogen 2,842 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 10 km southwest of San Francisco.

Capacity
1.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1987

39 years old

Owner
University of San Francisco
Location
37.7766°, -122.4519°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 8,850. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #35,792 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,979 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

39 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

University of San Francisco operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

174 plants within 100 km, 9,774 MW combined

Nearest plant: Parnassus Central Utility Plant (1.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 37.776600, -122.451900
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
2.9 Kt
6 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
113.0 Kt
Over 39 years of operation
Past Retirement
2017
9 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
630
cars per year
386
homes per year
131.7K
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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