157th largest plant in California · 1807th nationally
Stanton Energy Reliability Center Hybrid is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 161 MW. It generates roughly 2.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 214 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1598 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Stanton Energy Reliability Center Hybrid |
|---|---|
| Operator | Wellhead Services, Inc |
| City | Stanton |
| County | Orange County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 90680 |
| Coordinates | 33.80680, -117.98576 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 70.5 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 70.5 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| BESS1 | Batteries | Battery | 10.0 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| BESS2 | Batteries | Battery | 10.0 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| W Power Llc | Sacramento, CA | 5100.0% |
| Wellhead Services, Inc | Sacramento, CA | 4900.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 1.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| CO₂ Rate | 1598 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.