562nd largest plant in California · 4294th nationally
Lodi is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 27.4 MW. It generates roughly 546 MWh per year — enough to power about 52 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2094 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Lodi |
|---|---|
| Operator | Northern California Power Agny |
| City | Lodi |
| County | San Joaquin County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 95240 |
| Coordinates | 38.14657, -121.30054 |
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 Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 27.4 MW | Standby | 1986 |
| CO₂ | 572 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 2 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2094 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.