551st largest plant in California · 4239th nationally
Cp Kelco San Diego Plant is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 29.2 MW. It generates roughly 110.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 10,522 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 43% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 658 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Cp Kelco San Diego Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Cp Kelco Us Inc. |
| City | San Diego |
| County | San Diego County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 92113 |
| Coordinates | 32.69470, -117.14360 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 10.0 MW | Operating | 1983 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 10.0 MW | Out of Service | 1983 |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 9.2 MW | Operating | 1983 |
| CO₂ | 36.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 100 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 658 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.