1034th largest plant in California · 8126th nationally
Hoag Hospital Cogen Plant is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 4.5 MW. It generates roughly 5.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 501 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 13% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 931 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Hoag Hospital Cogen Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital |
| City | Newport Beach |
| County | Orange County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 92658 |
| Coordinates | 33.62278, -117.93639 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.5 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.5 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.5 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| TESLA | Batteries | Battery | 1.0 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| CO₂ | 2.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 56 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 931 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.