Calabasas Gas to Energy Facility — United States of America
Waste power plant in California, United States of America. Approximate location 34.1511, -118.7236.
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Calabasas Gas to Energy Facility is a 9.2 MW waste power plant in California, United States of America. It is operated by Los Angeles County Sanitation. Based on reported annual generation of 37 GWh, it can supply roughly 11k homes. It ranks #5813 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2010, it is around 16 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 13,366 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 3.1k cars driven for a year. In context, the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0057163.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: Wikidata P2109; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 9.2 MW, Calabasas Gas to Energy Facility is well above the median waste plant in United States of America (6.6 MW). Waste-to-energy plants burn municipal solid waste to generate electricity and heat, cutting landfill volume while recovering energy from residual waste.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~13,366 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 46%, from 37 GWh of reported generation; the median for 506 waste plants in United States of America that report generation is 62%
- Generation trend
- 40 GWh in 2013 and 37 GWh in 2019 (−8%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2013: 40 GWh; 2018: 33 GWh
- Share of United States of America waste capacity
- less than 0.1% of 10,154 MW across 551 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 372 of 541 dated waste plants in United States of America are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Los Angeles County Sanitation.
Local climate & thermal context
This waste plant recovers energy by combusting municipal or industrial waste. It sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 34.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 63% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 25/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with marine corrosion the leading environmental stress.
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 plants
The #246 largest waste power plant of 551 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 551 waste power plants in this dataset, together about 10,154 MW of capacity.
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Location
Coordinates 34.1511, -118.7236 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Calabasas Gas to Energy Facility?
Calabasas Gas to Energy Facility is a 9.2 MW waste power plant in California, United States of America, commissioned in 2010.
How much electricity does Calabasas Gas to Energy Facility generate?
Calabasas Gas to Energy Facility generates about 37 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates Calabasas Gas to Energy Facility?
Calabasas Gas to Energy Facility is operated by Los Angeles County Sanitation.
How much CO₂ does Calabasas Gas to Energy Facility emit?
Calabasas Gas to Energy Facility has modelled emissions of about 13,366 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).