337th largest plant in California · 3220th nationally
Oxnard is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 68.7 MW. It generates roughly 484.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 46,116 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 80% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation. At 761 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Oxnard |
|---|---|
| Operator | Procter&gamble Paper Products Co-Oxnard |
| City | Oxnard |
| County | Ventura County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 93030 |
| Coordinates | 34.19600, -119.16670 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 49.5 MW | Operating | 1989 |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 19.2 MW | Operating | 1982 |
| CO₂ | 184.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 5 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 505 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 761 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.