875th largest plant in California · 6320th nationally
Oroville Cogeneration Lp is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 7.7 MW. It generates roughly 235 MWh per year — enough to power about 22 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 690 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Oroville Cogeneration Lp |
|---|---|
| Operator | Apex Power Generation Corp. |
| City | Oroville |
| County | Butte County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 95965 |
| Coordinates | 39.49200, -121.56280 |
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 Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| GEN5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| GEN6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| GEN7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Out of Service | 1990 |
| CO₂ | 81 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 2 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 690 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.