295th largest plant in California · 2736th nationally
Fresno Cogen Partners is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 86.8 MW. It generates roughly 2.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 262 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 775 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Fresno Cogen Partners |
|---|---|
| Operator | Wellhead Services, Inc |
| City | San Joaquin |
| County | Fresno County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 93660 |
| Coordinates | 36.61702, -120.09985 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 52.2 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 22.3 MW | Retired | 1990 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.6 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| BESS1 | Batteries | Battery | 16.0 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 10.0 MW | Retired | 1990 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fresno Power Investors Lp | Sacramento, CA | 7500.0% |
| Fresno Cogen Inc | Sacramento, CA | 2500.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 1.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| CO₂ Rate | 775 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.