COMBUSTION TURBINE PROJECT NO 2

Operating

Natural Gas power plant

Capacity
50 MW
Primary fuel
Natural Gas
County
San Joaquin County
Operator
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGNY
Status
Operating
Commissioned
1996
EIA plant ID
7449
Generators
1
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Net generation (2024)
8.3 GWh
Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
1.9%
Data vintage
EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
Coordinates
38.0881, -121.3869

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COMBUSTION TURBINE PROJECT NO 2, a 50 MW Natural Gas power plant in San Joaquin County, California.

How COMBUSTION TURBINE PROJECT NO 2 compares

With 50 MW of capacity, COMBUSTION TURBINE PROJECT NO 2 ranks 249th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 93rd of the 190 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.1% of California's operating Natural Gas capacity and under 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 807th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1996, it is older than 59% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGNY, runs 7 operating plants in California totaling 605 MW. It shares San Joaquin County with 13 other operating plants, including TRACY COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT and RIPON GENERATION STATION.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 50 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 8.3 GWh in 2024 (a 1.9% capacity factor).

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is LODI STIG (230 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, under 0.1 miles away. Another 39 operating power plants totaling 2,976 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MARSH LANDING GENERATING STATION (828 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 3 mapped data centers; the nearest is 801 Tenth Street Modesto (Ayera) in Modesto, about 37.6 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology

Weather peril exposure

COMBUSTION TURBINE PROJECT NO 2 is a 50 MW natural gas power plant in San Joaquin County, CA, operated by NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGNY, commissioned in 1996. San Joaquin County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.2 of 5 at the 6th national percentile. Earthquake is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 96th percentile.

The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.

1.2 of 5Modeled catastrophe exposure
LowExposure band
EarthquakeLeading peril
Relatively HighFEMA county risk rating

San Joaquin County hazard ratings

PerilFEMA ratingNational percentilePeril scoreEvents per year
EarthquakeRelatively High96th4.8 of 50.11
WildfireRelatively Moderate92nd4.7 of 5<0.01
Heat waveRelatively High65th3.6 of 57.0
Riverine floodingRelatively High57th3.3 of 51.1
TornadoRelatively Low12th1.5 of 50.18
HailRelatively Low6th1.2 of 50.07
LightningRelatively High5th1.2 of 57.7
Strong windRelatively Low2nd1.1 of 50.05
Winter weatherRelatively Low1st1.1 of 50.20

Perils not assessed in San Joaquin County

These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.

PerilWhy it is not scored
HurricaneFEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county
Coastal floodingFEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county
Ice stormFEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county

Model hail, wind and flood exposure for San Joaquin County in the weather risk calculator

Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.

Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.