125th largest plant in California · 1587th nationally
Woodland is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 199 MW. It generates roughly 305.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 29,121 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 18% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 905 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (199 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 | Woodland |
|---|---|
| Operator | Modesto Irrigation District |
| City | Modesto |
| County | Stanislaus County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 95351 |
| Coordinates | 37.65260, -121.02040 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| NA1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 50.4 MW | Operating | 1993 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 37.7 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| 3A | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| 3B | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| 3C | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| 3D | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| 3E | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| 3F | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| CO₂ | 138.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 7 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 905 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 | Balancing Authority Of Northern California |
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.