514th largest plant in California · 4041st nationally
University Of California San Diego Hybri is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 35.5 MW. It generates roughly 220.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 21,010 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 71% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 713 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (35.5 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | University Of California San Diego Hybri |
|---|---|
| Operator | University Of California San Diego |
| City | La Jolla |
| County | San Diego County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 92093 |
| Coordinates | 32.87470, -117.23920 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 15.0 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 15.0 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| STG | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 3.0 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| BS1 | Batteries | Battery | 2.5 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| CO₂ | 78.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 214 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 713 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.