Santa Clara County, CA power plants
45 EIA-registered power plants in Santa Clara County, CA totalling 1.7 GW of nameplate capacity, ranked and mapped inside CAISO.
- Plants
- 45
- Nameplate capacity
- 1.7 GW
- Largest
- 635 MW
EIA-registered records
Sum across this county
Metcalf Energy Center
Capacity by fuel
natural gas1.5 GW30 plantsbatteries75 MW1 plantsolar38.1 MW11 plantsbiomass7.2 MW3 plants
Santa Clara County, CA capacity ranking
45 matching plants·ranked by nameplate capacity
| Rank | Plant | Capacity | Technology | Operator | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metcalf Energy CenterCalpine Corp - Metcalf Energy Center | 635 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Calpine Corp - Metcalf Energy Center | Santa Clara County | |
| 2 | Los Esteros Critical Energy CenterLos Esteros Critical Energy Facility LLC | 306.1 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Los Esteros Critical Energy Facility LLC | Santa Clara County | |
| 3 | Donald Von Raesfeld Power PlantCity of Santa Clara - (CA) | 154 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | City of Santa Clara - (CA) | Santa Clara County | |
| 4 | Gilroy Peaking Energy CenterCalpine Gilroy Cogen LP | 144 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Calpine Gilroy Cogen LP | Santa Clara County | |
| 5 | Gilroy Power PlantCalpine Gilroy Cogen LP | 130 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Calpine Gilroy Cogen LP | Santa Clara County | |
| 6 | Hummingbird Energy Storage LLCHummingbird Energy Storage, LLC | 75 MW | Batteries | Hummingbird Energy Storage, LLC | Santa Clara County | |
| 7 | GianeraCity of Santa Clara - (CA) | 64.6 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | City of Santa Clara - (CA) | Santa Clara County | |
| 8 | Agnews Power PlantOLS Energy-Agnews Inc. | 32 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | OLS Energy-Agnews Inc. | Santa Clara County | |
| 9 | Apple Campus 2 PVApple, Inc | 14.4 MW | Solar Photovoltaic | Apple, Inc | Santa Clara County | |
| 10 | SJ/SC WPCPSan Jose/Santa Clara Water P C | 14 MW | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | San Jose/Santa Clara Water P C | Santa Clara County | |
| 11 | San Jose CogenerationSan Jose State University Fclts Dev &Ops | 6 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | San Jose State University Fclts Dev &Ops | Santa Clara County | |
| 12 | EQX011 Duane Fuel Cell2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 5.2 MW | Other Natural Gas | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | Santa Clara County | |
| 13 | Mission College Blvd. Fuel Cell2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 5 MW | Other Natural Gas | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | Santa Clara County | |
| 14 | Equinix Lundy Ave. Fuel Cell2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 4.9 MW | Other Natural Gas | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | Santa Clara County | |
| 15 | Equinix Caspian Dr. Fuel Cell2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 4.8 MW | Other Natural Gas | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | Santa Clara County | |
| 16 | Equinix Great Oaks Blvd. Fuel Cell2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 4.5 MW | Other Natural Gas | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | Santa Clara County | |
| 17 | Apple Campus 2 Fuel CellApple, Inc | 4 MW | Landfill Gas | Apple, Inc | Santa Clara County | |
| 18 | EQX015 Great Oaks Fuel Cell2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 4 MW | Other Natural Gas | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | Santa Clara County | |
| 19 | Stanford Campus SolarMN8 Energy LLC | 3.7 MW | Solar Photovoltaic | MN8 Energy LLC | Santa Clara County | |
| 20 | West Valley Mission CCD Solar ProjectWest Valley-Mission Community College District | 3.6 MW | Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic | West Valley-Mission Community College District | Santa Clara County | |
| 21 | Malech Solar FarmCounty of Santa Clara (CA) | 3.1 MW | Solar Photovoltaic | County of Santa Clara (CA) | Santa Clara County | |
| 22 | Micro Santa ClaraBloom Energy | 3 MW | Other Natural Gas | Bloom Energy | Santa Clara County | |
| 23 | EQX010 Great Oaks Fuel Cell2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 2.4 MW | Other Natural Gas | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | Santa Clara County | |
| 24 | Verizon Comms Garage Top Solar ProjectVerizon Communications | 2.3 MW | Solar Photovoltaic | Verizon Communications | Santa Clara County | |
| 25 | AGT000 Stevens Creek Fuel Cell2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 2.2 MW | Other Natural Gas | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | Santa Clara County | |
| 26 | Google Moffett Park Solar ProjectGoogle, Inc. | 2.2 MW | Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic | Google, Inc. | Santa Clara County | |
| 27 | Hellyer Solar FarmCounty of Santa Clara (CA) | 2.2 MW | Solar Photovoltaic | County of Santa Clara (CA) | Santa Clara County | |
| 28 | Gavilan Community College Solar ProjectGavilan District College Solar Project | 1.9 MW | Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic | Gavilan District College Solar Project | Santa Clara County | |
| 29 | CSU San Jose State UniversitySkyHigh 2 Solar | 1.7 MW | Solar Photovoltaic | SkyHigh 2 Solar | Santa Clara County | |
| 30 | Guadalupe Solar FarmCounty of Santa Clara (CA) | 1.7 MW | Solar Photovoltaic | County of Santa Clara (CA) | Santa Clara County | |
| 31 | Sunnyvale City of WPCPSunnyvale City of WPCP | 1.6 MW | Other Waste Biomass | Sunnyvale City of WPCP | Santa Clara County | |
| 32 | Zero Waste Energy Development Co LLCZero Waste Energy Development Company LLC | 1.6 MW | Other Waste Biomass | Zero Waste Energy Development Company LLC | Santa Clara County | |
| 33 | FLEX GibraltarBloom Energy | 1.5 MW | Other Natural Gas | Bloom Energy | Santa Clara County | |
| 34 | SCU000 El Camino Real Fuel Cell2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 1.5 MW | Other Natural Gas | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | Santa Clara County | |
| 35 | AT&T HolgerBloom Energy | 1.3 MW | Other Natural Gas | Bloom Energy | Santa Clara County | |
| 36 | Solar Star Palo Alto I, LLCDG 1 Acquisition Co., LLC | 1.3 MW | Solar Photovoltaic | DG 1 Acquisition Co., LLC | Santa Clara County | |
| 37 | CST001 McCarthy Fuel Cell2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 1.2 MW | Other Natural Gas | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | Santa Clara County | |
| 38 | Equinix San JoseBloom Energy | 1.1 MW | Other Natural Gas | Bloom Energy | Santa Clara County | |
| 39 | Intel Santa ClaraBloom Energy | 1.1 MW | Other Natural Gas | Bloom Energy | Santa Clara County | |
| 40 | JSR000 N Mathilda Fuel Cell2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 1.1 MW | Other Natural Gas | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | Santa Clara County | |
| 41 | Kellogg's - San JoseBloom Energy | 1.1 MW | Other Natural Gas | Bloom Energy | Santa Clara County | |
| 42 | MaximBloom Energy | 1.1 MW | Other Natural Gas | Bloom Energy | Santa Clara County | |
| 43 | Beckton Dickenson - San JoseBloom Energy | 1 MW | Other Natural Gas | Bloom Energy | Santa Clara County | |
| 44 | SCC - San JoseBloom Energy | 1 MW | Other Natural Gas | Bloom Energy | Santa Clara County | |
| 45 | Xilinx San JoseBloom Energy | 1 MW | Other Natural Gas | Bloom Energy | Santa Clara County |
Technology rankings in CAISO
Other CAISO counties
Kern County, CA16.6 GWRiverside County, CA10.9 GWLos Angeles County, CA7.2 GWSan Bernardino County, CA6.4 GWFresno County, CA5.7 GWSan Diego County, CA4.6 GWContra Costa County, CA4.2 GWSan Luis Obispo County, CA3.6 GWKings County, CA2.8 GWImperial County, CA2.4 GWMonterey County, CA2.4 GWVentura County, CA2 GW
All CAISO countiesCounty assignment and capacity come from the EIA generator inventory. Capacity is nameplate capacity, not seasonal capability or available operating capacity. A plant can include multiple generators and technologies.