LARKSPUR ENERGY FACILITY

How LARKSPUR ENERGY FACILITY compares

With 100 MW of capacity, LARKSPUR ENERGY FACILITY ranks 168th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 65th of the 190 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.3% of California's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 677th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is older than 55% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, DIAMOND GENERATING CORPORATION, runs 3 operating plants in California totaling 450 MW. It shares San Diego County with 36 other operating plants, including OTAY MESA GENERATING PROJECT and CARLSBAD ENERGY CENTER.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 100 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 24.4 GWh in 2024 (a 2.8% capacity factor).

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is CALPEAK (69 kV), under 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC, about 1.9 miles away. Another 12 operating power plants totaling 1,246 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is OTAY MESA GENERATING PROJECT (689 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is LightEdge San Diego 1 (SAN1) in San Diego, about 21.0 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