RUSSELL CITY ENERGY CENTER

How RUSSELL CITY ENERGY CENTER compares

With 655 MW of capacity, RUSSELL CITY ENERGY CENTER ranks 22nd among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 16th 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 224th-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 Alameda County with 9 other operating plants, including DYNEGY OAKLAND POWER PLANT and MARIPOSA ENERGY PROJECT.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 655 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 1,359 GWh in 2024 (a 24% capacity factor), up 31% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is EASTSHORE (230 kV), about 1.2 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, about 0.1 miles away. Another 21 operating power plants totaling 957 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LOS ESTEROS CRITICAL ENERGY CENTER (306 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 31 mapped data centers; the nearest is Equinix SV8 - Silicon Valley, Palo Alto in Palo Alto, about 13.1 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