Union Sanitary District Cogen

🌿 BiomassCommercial CHP1 MW capacity

1419th largest plant in California · 11275th nationally

Union Sanitary District Cogen is a biomass power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 1.8 MW.

Capacity2 MWnameplate
Annual GenerationEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor
Annual CO₂metric tons

Location

Plant NameUnion Sanitary District Cogen
OperatorUnion Sanitary District
CityUnion City
CountyAlameda County
StateCalifornia
ZIP94587
Coordinates37.58963, -122.09072

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Natural GasSolarBiomass

Generators (2)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
CG101Other Waste BiomassOther Biomass Gas0.9 MWOperating2015
CG102Other Waste BiomassOther Biomass Gas0.9 MWOperating2015

Grid context

NERC RegionWECC
Balancing AuthorityCalifornia Independent System Operator

About Biomass plants

Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.

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