Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant
City of Santa Clara, doing business as Silicon Valley PowerSanta Clara County
Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant is a natural gas-fired power facility with 154 MW of EIA-reported nameplate capacity in Santa Clara County, California, registered as EIA Plant ID 56026. City of Santa Clara - (CA) is the registered plant entity or operator. The plant's generating configuration is 147-MW natural-gas-fired, wet-cooled combined-cycle facility with two General Electric LM-6000PC Sprint combustion turbine-generators and one condensing steam turbine generator and the CTGs use heat-recovery steam generators with duct burners. The facility interconnects at POD_DUANE_1_PL1X3-APND.
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Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant is operating.
CAISO
EIA plant 56026 · Inventory for Sep 2026.
| Generator | Technology | Status | Power (MW) | Energy (MWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Operating | 50 | Unknown |
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Operating | 50 | Unknown |
| STG | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Operating | 54 | Unknown |
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Current generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG1 | 50 MW 50 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle CT | Mar 2005 | Operating |
| CTG2 | 50 MW 50 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle CT | Mar 2005 | Operating |
| STG | 54 MW 47.8 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle CA | Mar 2005 | Operating |
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Contemporaneous project reporting states that construction began in November 2003.
CAISO · Santa Clara County
Monthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
| Largest reported plants | Capacity | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Von Raesfeld Power PlantCurrent | 154 MW | CA | |
| Gianera | 64.6 MW | CA | |
| Grizzly | 22 MW | CA | |
| Black Butte | 6.1 MW | CA | |
| Stony Gorge | 5 MW | CA |
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
View full reporting portfolioContemporaneous project reporting states that construction was completed in November 2004.
A January 2005 construction-completion report states that the project, formally known as the Pico Power Project, was renamed to honor former Santa Clara City Manager Donald Von Raesfeld.
EIA-860 lists generator CTG1, generator CTG2, generator STG with this operating date.
Silicon Valley Power petitioned the CEC to use an identical spare natural-gas combustion turbine while either existing turbine was undergoing maintenance.
CEC staff approved the proposed change, describing the spare turbine as functionally identical and stating that no daily, quarterly, annual, or other emissions limit would increase.
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Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant reports 154 MW natural gas of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Sep 2026.
Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant is a Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle facility in Santa Clara County, CA, participating in the CAISO market.
Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant is in Santa Clara County, CA, inside the CAISO balancing area.
Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant is operated by City of Santa Clara - (CA) according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant reported 910.1 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
By capacity, Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant ranks #429 of 540 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #38 of 64 in CA.
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