1157th largest plant in California · 9135th nationally
Tlr000 Hansen Fuel Cell is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 3.0 MW. It generates roughly 8.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 789 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 32% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Tlr000 Hansen Fuel Cell |
|---|---|
| Operator | 2016 Esa Project Company, Llc |
| City | Salinas |
| County | Monterey County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 93901 |
| Coordinates | 36.65676, -121.62428 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLR0B | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 1.5 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| TLR0A | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| TLR0C | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 0.5 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| 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.