1705th largest plant in California · 12726th nationally
University Of San Diego is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 1.0 MW. It generates roughly 6.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 589 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 71% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | University Of San Diego |
|---|---|
| Operator | Bloom Energy 2009 Ppa |
| City | San Diego |
| County | San Diego County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 92110 |
| Coordinates | 32.77170, -117.19159 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD00 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| 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.