750th largest plant in California · 5267th nationally
Coalinga 25d Cogen is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 13.6 MW. It generates roughly 67.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 6,384 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 56% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 602 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Coalinga 25d Cogen |
|---|---|
| Operator | Chevron Usa Inc |
| City | Coalinga |
| County | Fresno County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 93210 |
| Coordinates | 36.15560, -120.39720 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.4 MW | Operating | 1986 |
| TG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.4 MW | Operating | 1986 |
| TG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.4 MW | Operating | 1987 |
| TG4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.4 MW | Operating | 1987 |
| CO₂ | 20.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 55 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 602 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.