902nd largest plant in California · 6528th nationally
Paramount Refinery is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 6.7 MW.
| Plant Name | Paramount Refinery |
|---|---|
| Operator | Paramount Petroleum Corporation |
| City | Paramount |
| County | Los Angeles County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 90723 |
| Coordinates | 33.90000, -118.15139 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 6.7 MW | Retired | 2002 |
| 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.