723rd largest plant in California · 5042nd nationally
Mcagcc Cogen Plant is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 16.4 MW. It generates roughly 41.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 3,932 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 29% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 620 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Mcagcc Cogen Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Dod Usmc Marine Air Ground Combat |
| City | Twentynine Palms |
| County | San Bernardino County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 92278 |
| Coordinates | 34.23722, -116.05417 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.2 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| CG100 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 4.6 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| CG200 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 4.6 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| CO₂ | 12.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 35 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 620 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.