185th largest plant in California · 2014th nationally
Mcclure is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 142 MW. It generates roughly 1.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 119 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 3243 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Mcclure |
|---|---|
| Operator | Modesto Irrigation District |
| City | Modesto |
| County | Stanislaus County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 95354 |
| Coordinates | 37.62936, -120.93139 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 71.2 MW | Operating | 1980 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 71.2 MW | Operating | 1981 |
| CO₂ | 2.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 4 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 7 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 3243 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 | Balancing Authority Of Northern California |
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.