LOS MEDANOS ENERGY CENTER

How LOS MEDANOS ENERGY CENTER compares

With 678 MW of capacity, LOS MEDANOS ENERGY CENTER ranks 21st among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 15th of the 190 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.8% of California's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 213th-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. 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 678 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 3,241 GWh in 2024 (a 54% capacity factor), down 9% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is LOS MEDANOS (60 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, under 0.1 miles away. Another 40 operating power plants totaling 4,618 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is DELTA ENERGY CENTER (944 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 32 mapped data centers; the nearest is Level(3) Oakland in Emeryville, about 26.3 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