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SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED — United States

Other Manufacturing in United States. Approximate location 32.81872, -117.1258.

Other ManufacturingUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)

SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED is a manufacturing plant in United States. Heavy manufacturing facilities run a range of heat-intensive processes (rubber, plastics, pressure vessels); maintaining process heat efficiently is critical to cost control. It emits about 26,577 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE.

26,577t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1480CO₂ rank in United States

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3194092.

Data status

Known source data

FacilitySOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED Climate TRACE
CountryUnited States Climate TRACE
Coordinates32.81872, -117.1258 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorother-manufacturing Climate TRACE
EPA parent companyCATERPILLAR INC US EPA GHGRP
EPA NAICS333611 US EPA GHGRP
TRI facility recordSOLAR TURBINES INC KEARNY MESA US EPA TRI
TRI parent companyCATERPILLAR INC US EPA TRI
TRI NAICS333611 US EPA TRI
TRI reported chemicalsChromium, Nickel US EPA TRI
TRI on-site releases8 lb/yr US EPA TRI
Modelled CO₂e26,577 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#1480 of 1910 · top 77.5% calculated
Global other-manufacturing rank#240 of 398 · top 60.3% calculated
Climate contextderived from coordinates calculated

Not available

Fuel typeNot available not in dataset
Thermal capacity (MW)Not available not in dataset

Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.

Similar facilities by modelled emissions

Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.

Operating power plants within 50 km

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In context: how this facility compares

Subsector: other-manufacturing. As manufacturing plant, it requires high process heat (typically 100–600°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Heavy manufacturing facilities run a range of heat-intensive processes (rubber, plastics, pressure vessels); maintaining process heat efficiently is critical to cost control.

Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.

What 26,577 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

352tanker trucks of gasoline burned
3.6khomes' total energy use for a year
443ktree seedlings grown for 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions

At its reported 27k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED carries no domestic carbon price, and its products are not CBAM-covered goods, so there is no border-carbon liability. At the EU ETS reference price (€75/t) the emissions carry an indicative carbon value of €2.0M/yr.

27k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€2.0M/yrindicative carbon value (not a CBAM liability)

Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.

Parent company

Caterpillar Inc US EPA GHGRP
Parent company per US EPA GHGRP; the operator itself is not stated in the source dataset.

Local climate

SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 32.8°N in the northern hemisphere.

~10°Ctypical annual mean
~23°Ctypical warm-season
Cold semi-arid steppe: hot summers and mild winters

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.

C5ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
58/100environmental-severity index
10.9°Cseasonal temperature swing
11 kmdistance to coast
HighCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1322 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.02× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby sites

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Location

Coordinates 32.81872, -117.1258. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED?

SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED is a manufacturing plant in United States. Heavy manufacturing facilities run a range of heat-intensive processes (rubber, plastics, pressure vessels); maintaining process heat efficiently is critical to cost control.

How much CO₂ does SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED emit?

The page uses about 26,577 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1480 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED located?

SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED is in United States at approximately 32.81872, -117.1258.

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