762nd largest plant in California · 5319th nationally
California Institute Of Technology is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 13.0 MW. It generates roughly 15.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,507 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 14% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 651 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (13.0 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | California Institute Of Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | California Institute-Technology |
| City | Pasadena |
| County | Los Angeles County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 91125 |
| Coordinates | 34.13847, -118.12560 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 10.5 MW | Out of Service | 2003 |
| GEN8 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 10.5 MW | Cancelled | — |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 4.3 MW | Retired | 1989 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Cancelled | — |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Cancelled | — |
| GEN7 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Out of Service | 2003 |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Retired | 1982 |
| GEN5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Cancelled | — |
| CO₂ | 5.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 4 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 651 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.