Carlsbad energy center

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Carlsbad energy center is an operating power station of at least 660-megawatts (MW) in Carlsbad, San Diego, California, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Carlsbad energy center Carlsbad, San Diego, California, United States 33.140507, -117.3339 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • CEC 6, CEC 7, CEC 8, CEC 9, CEC10: 33.140507, -117.3339

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
CEC 6 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 132[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2018[1]
CEC 7 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 132[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2018[1]
CEC 8 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 132[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2018[1]
CEC 9 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 132[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2018[1]
CEC10 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 132[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2018[1]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
CEC 6 Carlsbad Energy Center LLC [100%][3] Global Infrastructure Partners [100.0%]
CEC 7 Carlsbad Energy Center LLC [100%][3] Global Infrastructure Partners [100.0%]
CEC 8 Carlsbad Energy Center LLC [100%][3] Global Infrastructure Partners [100.0%]
CEC 9 Carlsbad Energy Center LLC [100%][3] Global Infrastructure Partners [100.0%]
CEC10 Carlsbad Energy Center LLC [100%][3] Global Infrastructure Partners [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 https://web.archive.org/web/20200612191408/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/november_generator2019.xlsx. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20221029050621/https://www.nrg.com/case-studies/carlsbad.html. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20191116210428/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/december_generator2018.xlsx. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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