1630th largest plant in California · 12336th nationally
Municipal Cogen Plant is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 1.2 MW. It generates roughly 5.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 538 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 54% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 1175 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Municipal Cogen Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Palm Springs City Of |
| City | Palm Springs |
| County | Riverside County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 92263 |
| Coordinates | 33.82470, -116.51060 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1A | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.2 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.7 MW | Retired | 1985 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.7 MW | Retired | 1985 |
| CO₂ | 3.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 77 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1175 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.