965th largest plant in California · 6970th nationally
Marina Landfill Gas is a biomass power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 5.1 MW. It generates roughly 34.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 3,240 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 76% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Marina Landfill Gas |
|---|---|
| Operator | Monterey Regional Waste Mgmt |
| City | Marina |
| County | Monterey County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 93933 |
| Coordinates | 36.71310, -121.76860 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUTR1 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Planned | — |
| FUTR2 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Planned | — |
| FUTR3 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Planned | — |
| FUTR4 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Planned | — |
| U1C06 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| U4J08 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.4 MW | Retired | 2009 |
| U4J16 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.4 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| U2J18 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.1 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| U2J02 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.0 MW | Retired | 2002 |
| U3J17 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.0 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| U3J98 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.0 MW | Retired | 1998 |
| G4 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.9 MW | Retired | 1997 |
| U3J16 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.9 MW | Retired | 2017 |
| LL1 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | Retired | 1994 |
| SO₂ | 5 metric tons |
|---|
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 |
Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.