GATEWAY GENERATING STATION

How GATEWAY GENERATING STATION compares

With 620 MW of capacity, GATEWAY GENERATING STATION ranks 27th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 20th of the 190 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.7% of California's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 245th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2009, it is newer than 54% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO, runs 71 operating plants in California totaling 7,904 MW. 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 620 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 2,867 GWh in 2024 (a 53% capacity factor), up 18% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is CONTRA COSTA POWER (230 kV), about 0.2 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, about 0.2 miles away. Another 41 operating power plants totaling 4,445 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is DELTA ENERGY CENTER (944 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 33 mapped data centers; the nearest is Level(3) Oakland in Emeryville, about 31.4 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