1097th largest plant in California · 8653rd nationally
Kyocera International Inc.(San Diego) is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 3.8 MW. It generates roughly 8.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 834 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 26% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1072 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Kyocera International Inc.(San Diego) |
|---|---|
| Operator | Kyocera International, Inc |
| City | San Diego |
| County | San Diego County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 92123 |
| Coordinates | 32.81967, -117.14055 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0333 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.1 MW | Out of Service | 2012 |
| 0287 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.7 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| CO₂ | 4.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 108 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1072 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.