FOSTER WHEELER MARTINEZ

How FOSTER WHEELER MARTINEZ compares

With 114 MW of capacity, FOSTER WHEELER MARTINEZ ranks 148th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 61st of the 190 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.3% of California's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 654th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1987, it is older than 69% 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 3 generators at the site with 114 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 690 GWh in 2024 (a 69% capacity factor), up 44% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is TIDEWATER (230 kV), about 0.4 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, about 0.2 miles away. Another 41 operating power plants totaling 5,314 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is DELTA ENERGY CENTER (944 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 30 mapped data centers; the nearest is Level(3) Oakland in Emeryville, about 18.1 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