VALERO REFINERY COGENERATION UNIT 1

How VALERO REFINERY COGENERATION UNIT 1 compares

With 51 MW of capacity, VALERO REFINERY COGENERATION UNIT 1 ranks 246th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 91st of the 190 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.1% of California's operating Natural Gas capacity and under 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 804th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2002, it is older than 54% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Solano County with 24 other operating plants, including SOLANO WIND and HIGH WINDS LLC.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 50 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 151 GWh in 2024 (a 34% capacity factor), down 52% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is BAHIA (230 kV), about 0.5 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, under 0.1 miles away. Another 42 operating power plants totaling 5,304 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is DELTA ENERGY CENTER (944 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 24 mapped data centers; the nearest is Level(3) Oakland in Emeryville, about 18.3 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