Power Plants in Contra Costa County, California

Contra Costa County, California has 44 power plants totaling 4,258 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants44operating sites
Capacity4,258 MWnameplate
Generation15.2M MWhannual
CO₂5.9Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 88%Other Fossil 7%Wind 3%Solar 2%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Delta Energy CenterPittsburgNatural Gas944 MWDelta Energy Center Llc
Marsh Landing Generating StationAntiochNatural Gas828 MWMarsh Landing Llc
Los Medanos Energy CenterPittsburgNatural Gas678 MWLos Medanos Energy Center Llc
Gateway Generating StationAntiochNatural Gas620 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Crockett Cogen ProjectCrockettNatural Gas247 MWCrockett Cogeneration
Diablo Energy StoragePittsburgOther Fossil200 MWDiablo Energy Storage, Llc
Richmond CogenRichmondNatural Gas174 MWChevron Products Company-Richmond
Marathon Bay Area CogenMartinezNatural Gas114 MWTesoro Marketing & Refining Co. Llc (Martinez)
Martinez RefiningMartinezNatural Gas100 MWMartinez Refining Co
Vasco WindsLivermoreWind78.2 MWVasco Winds, Llc
Phillips 66 Rodeo RefineryRodeoOther Fossil54.9 MWPhillips 66 Company
Riverview Energy CenterAntiochNatural Gas47.0 MWGilroy Energy Center For Riverview
Buena Vista Energy LlcByronWind38.0 MWLeeward Asset Management, Llc
P66 Rodeo SolarRodeoSolar30.2 MWP66 Rodeo Solar
Phillips 66 Carbon PlantRodeoOther Fossil27.3 MWPhillips 66 Company
Columbia Solar Energy, LlcPittsburgSolar19.2 MWColumbia Solar Energy Llc
Marin Clean Energy Solar OneRichmondSolar10.5 MWAes Distributed Energy
C&h Sugar PlantCrockettOther Fossil8.0 MWC&h Sugar Company Inc
Byron Highway SolarByronSolar5.0 MWRpca Solar 3, Llc
Bear Creek Solar (Ca)OrindaSolar5.0 MWSolar Star Bear Creek, Llc
Martinez Sulfuric Acid Regeneration PltMartinezOther Fossil4.0 MWEco Services Corp.
Ameresco Keller CanyonBay PointBiomass3.8 MWAmeresco Keller Canyon Llc
Cccsd Wastewater Treatment PlntMartinezNatural Gas3.5 MWCentral Contra Costa Sanitary District
Nove Power PlantRichmondBiomass3.0 MWNove Investments I Llc
Bio-RadHerculesSolar2.3 MWVista Solar, Inc.
Ca Dept Of Public Health At RichmondRichmondSolar2.2 MWCalifornia Pv Energy Llc
Bishop Ranch - Br 1-YSan RamonSolar1.8 MWDistributed Solar Development, Llc
Central SanMartinezSolar1.8 MWRec Csd, Llc
Oakley Solar ProjectOakleySolar1.5 MWOakley Solar Project Llc
Bishop Ranch - Br 8-PSan RamonSolar1.5 MWDistributed Solar Development, Llc
Kaiser Deer Valley Rd. Fuel CellAntiochNatural Gas1.4 MW2016 Esa Project Company, Llc
Bishop Ranch Br 1-XSan RamonSolar1.4 MWBollinger Canyon Road Br 1-X Solar Project 2020
Csd 2 - Heritage HighBrentwoodSolar1.3 MWCleancapital Holdings
California Pv Energy At Isd WwtpOakleySolar1.0 MWCalifornia Pv Energy Llc
Csd 2- Freedom HighOakleySolar0.9 MWCleancapital Holdings
Tres Vaqueros Wind Farms LlcLivermoreWind— MWPattern Operators Lp
Richmond Refinery Tg800RichmondNatural Gas— MWChevron Products Company-Richmond
Bishop Ranch - Br 15-DdSan RamonSolar— MWAlcosta Boulevard Br 15-Dd Solar Project 2020, Llc
Bishop Ranch - Br 2600San RamonSolar— MWCamino Ramon Br 2600 Solar Project 2020, Llc
Pittsburg Rv SolarPittsburgSolar— MWPittsburg Rv & Boat Storage, Llc
Bishop Ranch - Br 8-OSan RamonSolar— MWExecutive Parkway Br8-O Solar Project 2020 Llc
Bishop Ranch - Br 8-QSan RamonSolar— MWExecutive Parkway Br8-Q Solar Project 2020 Llc
Bishop Ranch - Br 15-AaSan RamonSolar— MWAlcosta Boulevard Br 15-Aa Solar Project 2020 Llc
Bishop Ranch - Br 15-CcSan RamonSolar— MWAlcosta Boulevard Br 15-Cc Solar Project 2020, Llc

About power generation in Contra Costa County

Contra Costa County, California has 44 power plants totaling 4,258 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 88% of installed capacity, followed by Other Fossil (7%) and Wind (3%). The largest facility is Delta Energy Center at 943 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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