MARSH LANDING GENERATING STATION

How MARSH LANDING GENERATING STATION compares

With 828 MW of capacity, MARSH LANDING GENERATING STATION ranks 14th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 10th of the 190 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.2% of California's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 144th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2013, it is newer than 72% 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 LOS MEDANOS ENERGY CENTER.

EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 828 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 139 GWh in 2024 (a 1.9% capacity factor).

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 43 operating power plants totaling 4,494 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 31.1 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