793rd largest plant in California · 5502nd nationally
Childrens Hospital is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 11.3 MW. It generates roughly 26.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,544 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 27% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 852 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Childrens Hospital |
|---|---|
| Operator | Dte San Diego Cogen Inc. |
| City | San Diego |
| County | San Diego County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 92123 |
| Coordinates | 32.79920, -117.15170 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1711 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 4.8 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| 0799 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Standby | 2000 |
| 5083 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.5 MW | Standby | 2010 |
| 5084 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.5 MW | Standby | 2010 |
| 5085 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.5 MW | Standby | 2010 |
| 1631 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.6 MW | Retired | 1993 |
| 1698 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 1983 |
| 1699 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 1983 |
| 1710 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 1983 |
| CO₂ | 11.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 31 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 852 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.