1241st largest plant in California · 9578th nationally
Solano County Cogen Plant is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 2.8 MW. It generates roughly 7.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 720 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 31% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 799 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Solano County Cogen Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Solano County |
| City | Fairfield |
| County | Solano County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 94533 |
| Coordinates | 38.24940, -122.03940 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3165 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.4 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| 3163 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Operating | 1989 |
| 3164 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.4 MW | Operating | 1989 |
| CO₂ | 3.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 68 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 799 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.