OTAY MESA GENERATING PROJECT

How OTAY MESA GENERATING PROJECT compares

With 689 MW of capacity, OTAY MESA GENERATING PROJECT ranks 20th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 14th of the 190 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.9% of California's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 199th-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. It shares San Diego County with 36 other operating plants, including CARLSBAD ENERGY CENTER and PALOMAR ENERGY.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 711 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 2,350 GWh in 2024 (a 38% capacity factor), down 9% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is OTAY MESA (230 kV), about 0.6 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 12 operating power plants totaling 657 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PIO PICO ENERGY CENTER (300 MW). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is LightEdge San Diego 1 (SAN1) in San Diego, about 21.1 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