Spadra Landfill Gas To Energy is a natural gas power plant in California.
| Plant Name | Spadra Landfill Gas To Energy |
|---|---|
| Operator | Los Angeles County Sanitation |
| City | Walnut |
| County | Los Angeles County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 91789 |
| Coordinates | 34.04080, -117.82170 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 10.6 MW | Retired | 1990 |
| 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.