Pio Pico Energy Center is a natural gas-fired power facility with 395.4 MW of EIA-reported nameplate capacity in San Diego County, California, registered as EIA Plant ID 57555. J. P. Pio Pico Energy Center LLC is the registered plant entity or operator. Institutional investors advised by J. P. Morgan Asset Management acquired the project from A fund managed by Ares EIF Group in 2016.
EIA-reported nameplate capacity; other nameplate and seasonal ratings may differ.
Primary generation technology.
Pio Pico Energy Center LLC · San Diego County · CAISO
Pio Pico Energy Center is operating.
230 kV · San Diego Gas and Electric
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Pio Pico Energy Center is operating.
230 kV · San Diego Gas and Electric
CAISO
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Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG1 | 131.8 MW 106 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | Nov 2016 | Operating |
| CTG2 | 131.8 MW 106 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | Nov 2016 | Operating |
| CTG3 | 131.8 MW 106 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | Nov 2016 | Operating |
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The California Energy Commission certified the 300-MW Pio Pico Energy Center project under docket 11-AFC-01.
CAISO · San Diego County
Monthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
PFI reported that the project's private-placement financing had taken years to close while working through regulatory hurdles; no amount or lender group was disclosed in the available report.
Pio Pico Energy Center LLC petitioned to increase raw-water, wastewater, and final-wastewater storage capacities, modify the water-treatment building, and replace the approved reaction tank with two clarifiers.
CEC staff issued a notice approving the proposed water-storage and water-treatment modifications; the project was then approximately 35% complete.
The CEC approved a nominal approximately 10% increase in hourly heat input to the gas turbines.
The CEC project page records the facility as beginning operation on October 20, 2016.
EIA-860 lists generator CTG1, generator CTG2, generator CTG3 with this operating date.
The CEC approved transfer of operational control from NAES Corporation to Southwest Generation Operating Company LLC.
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Pio Pico Energy Center has a reported capacity of 395.4 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.
Pio Pico Energy Center is a Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine facility in San Diego County, CA, participating in the CAISO market.
Pio Pico Energy Center is in San Diego County, CA, inside the CAISO balancing area.
Pio Pico Energy Center is operated by Pio Pico Energy Center LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
Pio Pico Energy Center reported 65.9 GWh over the twelve months to 2024-12. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
Pio Pico Energy Center interconnects at Otay Mesa Switchyard, on the San Diego Gas and Electric system.
By capacity, Pio Pico Energy Center ranks #123 of 825 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #7 of 136 in CA.
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