1114th largest plant in California · 8803rd nationally
Kaweah Delta District Hospital is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 3.5 MW. It generates roughly 21.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,002 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 69% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 1951 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Kaweah Delta District Hospital |
|---|---|
| Operator | Kaweah Delta Hospital |
| City | Visalia |
| County | Tulare County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 93291 |
| Coordinates | 36.32750, -119.29470 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KDHT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| KDH3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.7 MW | Retired | 2001 |
| KDH1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.5 MW | Retired | 1984 |
| KDH2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.5 MW | Retired | 1984 |
| CO₂ | 20.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 56 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1951 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.