759th largest plant in California · 5306th nationally
Glass House Camarillo Cultivation is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 13.2 MW. It generates roughly 45.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,322 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 39% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1054 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Glass House Camarillo Cultivation |
|---|---|
| Operator | Glass House Camarillo Cultivation |
| City | Camarillo |
| County | Ventura County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 93012 |
| Coordinates | 34.17972, -119.08306 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COG1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.4 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| COG2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.4 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| COG3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.4 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| CO₂ | 23.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 540 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1054 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.