RIPON GENERATION STATION

How RIPON GENERATION STATION compares

With 121 MW of capacity, RIPON GENERATION STATION ranks 138th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 59th of the 190 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.3% of California's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 646th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2006, it is newer than 50% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT, runs 3 operating plants in California totaling 462 MW. It shares San Joaquin County with 13 other operating plants, including TRACY COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT and STOCKTON BIOMASS.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 121 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 8.7 GWh in 2024 (a 0.8% capacity factor).

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is LEE, under 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line, about 2.3 miles away. Another 16 operating power plants totaling 1,409 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is TRACY COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT (342 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 6 mapped data centers; the nearest is 801 Tenth Street Modesto (Ayera) in Modesto, about 9.1 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