760th largest plant in California · 5315th nationally
Loma Linda University Cogen is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 13.1 MW. It generates roughly 46.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,381 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 40% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 709 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Loma Linda University Cogen |
|---|---|
| Operator | Loma Linda University |
| City | Loma Linda |
| County | San Bernardino County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 92350 |
| Coordinates | 34.05039, -117.24842 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 5.2 MW | Operating | 1989 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 5.2 MW | Operating | 1989 |
| GEN4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.7 MW | Standby | 1986 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 1.2 MW | Retired | 1980 |
| GEN5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.0 MW | Standby | 2018 |
| CO₂ | 16.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 45 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 709 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.