METCALF ENERGY CENTER

How METCALF ENERGY CENTER compares

With 635 MW of capacity, METCALF ENERGY CENTER ranks 24th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 18th 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 239th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2005, it is newer than 48% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Santa Clara County with 11 other operating plants, including LOS ESTEROS CRITICAL ENERGY CENTER and DONALD VON RAESFELD POWER PLANT.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 635 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 2,771 GWh in 2024 (a 50% capacity factor), up 20% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is METCALF ENERGY CENTER (230 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, about 0.1 miles away. Another 12 operating power plants totaling 881 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LOS ESTEROS CRITICAL ENERGY CENTER (306 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 24 mapped data centers; the nearest is Equinix SV1/SV5/SV10 - Silicon Valley, San Jose in San Jose, about 2.5 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