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Valero Wilmington Cogeneration Plant is a 33.5 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Valero Wilmington and commissioned in 2017. Ranked #1,258 of 1,883 gas plants in the United States, Valero Wilmington's capacity is 0.01% of the total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is the West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Valero Wilmington 127.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Alamitos Generating Station (1,893 MW, Gas) and Haynes (1,739.1 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km from Los Angeles.

Capacity
33.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2017

9 years old

Owner
Valero Wilmington
Location
33.7787°, -118.2385°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,387. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #16,036 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,988 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

9 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Valero Wilmington operates 1 plants totalling 34 MW

Regional density

272 plants within 100 km, 22,727 MW combined

Nearest plant: Harbor Cogen (0.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 33.778700, -118.238500
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
64.7 Kt
132 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
582.4 Kt
Over 9 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2047
21 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
14.1K
cars per year
8.6K
homes per year
2.9M
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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