Contra Costa, California · Plant code 52109

Richmond Cogen

Richmond Cogen is a natural gas plant in Contra Costa, California. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

Primary fuel Natural Gas

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Total capacity 174 MW

Plant nameplate capacity.

Annual generation 953,300 MWh

Annual output from imported EIA and EPA records.

Capacity factor 60%

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Operations

Operations details

Sector Industrial CHP

Utility, IPP, industrial, or commercial style ownership.

Status Operating

Current operating status in the imported records.

Online year 1,992

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Location Richmond, California

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Emissions

Emissions details

CO2 274,277 tons

Annual plant-level total.

SO2 1 tons

Annual sulfur dioxide.

NOx 582 tons

Annual nitrogen oxides.

CO2 rate 601 lbs/MWh

Emission intensity, when available.

Fuel mix

Generation by fuel at the site.

Natural Gas 926,352 MWh · 97% of generation

Oog 26,948 MWh · 3% of generation

Other 0 MWh · 0% of generation

Wh 0 MWh · 0% of generation

Ownership

Who owns the plant.

Owner Chevron Products Company-Richmond

100%

Generators

Generator-level detail

Generator	Technology	Fuel	Capacity	Status	Online
GEN1	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	63 MW	Operating	1,992
GEN2	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	63 MW	Operating	1,992
GEN3	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	43 MW	Retired or canceled	0
GEN5	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	30 MW	Operating	2,006
GEN6	All Other	WH	18 MW	Operating	2,019

Generation trend

Monthly output pattern

85,699 MWh

Jan

78,102 MWh

Feb

61,745 MWh

Mar

67,641 MWh

Apr

84,012 MWh

May

79,166 MWh

Jun

83,533 MWh

Jul

83,846 MWh

Aug

77,820 MWh

Sep

82,577 MWh

Oct

83,655 MWh

Nov

85,504 MWh

Dec

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