112th largest plant in California · 1367th nationally
Almond Power Plant is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 224 MW. It generates roughly 188.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 17,940 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 10% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1240 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Almond Power Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Turlock Irrigation District |
| City | Modesto |
| County | Stanislaus County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 95358 |
| Coordinates | 37.57440, -120.98500 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 58.0 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 58.0 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 58.0 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 49.5 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| CO₂ | 116.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 11 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1240 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Turlock Irrigation District |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.