958th largest plant in California · 6934th nationally
Broadridge Cogen is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 5.2 MW. It generates roughly 19.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,842 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 42% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 1205 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Broadridge Cogen |
|---|---|
| Operator | Broadridge Customer Communications |
| City | El Dorado Hills |
| County | El Dorado County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 95762 |
| Coordinates | 38.61830, -121.05640 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CG1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.1 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| CG2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.1 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.5 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| PV2 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.5 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arg Steldca001, Llc | Newport, RI | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 11.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 268 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1205 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 | California Independent System Operator |
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.