CROCKETT COGEN PROJECT

How CROCKETT COGEN PROJECT compares

With 247 MW of capacity, CROCKETT COGEN PROJECT ranks 64th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 39th of the 190 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.7% of California's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 505th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1995, it is older than 59% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Contra Costa County with 18 other operating plants, including DELTA ENERGY CENTER and MARSH LANDING GENERATING STATION.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 247 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 1,368 GWh in 2024 (a 63% capacity factor), down 10% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is CROCKETT (60 kV), about 0.6 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 200 kV line, about 0.4 miles away. Another 37 operating power plants totaling 4,497 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is DELTA ENERGY CENTER (944 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 24 mapped data centers; the nearest is Level(3) Oakland in Emeryville, about 15.8 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