1705th largest plant in California · 12726th nationally
Kaiser Downey is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 1.0 MW. It generates roughly 5.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 508 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 61% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Kaiser Downey |
|---|---|
| Operator | Bloom Energy 2009 Ppa |
| City | Downey |
| County | Los Angeles County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 90242 |
| Coordinates | 33.91917, -118.12861 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KRSO1 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 0.2 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| KRSO2 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 0.2 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| KRSO3 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 0.2 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| KRSO4 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 0.2 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| KRSO5 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 0.2 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 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.