Santa Clara, California · Plant code 55810

Gilroy Peaking Energy Center

Gilroy Peaking Energy Center is a natural gas plant in Santa Clara, California. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

Primary fuel Natural Gas

Route-friendly label and badge.

Total capacity 144 MW

Plant nameplate capacity.

Annual generation 23,334 MWh

Annual output from imported EIA and EPA records.

Capacity factor 2%

A simple way to compare utilization.

Operations

Operations details

Sector IPP Non-CHP

Utility, IPP, industrial, or commercial style ownership.

Status Operating

Current operating status in the imported records.

Online year 2,001

Useful for technology-vintage context.

Location Gilroy, California

County and state routing anchor.

Emissions

Emissions details

CO2 16,642 tons

Annual plant-level total.

SO2 0 tons

Annual sulfur dioxide.

NOx 4 tons

Annual nitrogen oxides.

CO2 rate 1,377 lbs/MWh

Emission intensity, when available.

Fuel mix

Generation by fuel at the site.

Natural Gas 23,334 MWh · 100% of generation

Ownership

Who owns the plant.

Owner Gilroy Energy Center LLC

100%

Generators

Generator-level detail

Generator	Technology	Fuel	Capacity	Status	Online
S3	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Natural Gas	48 MW	Operating	2,001
S4	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Natural Gas	48 MW	Operating	2,001
S5	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Natural Gas	48 MW	Operating	2,002

Generation trend

Monthly output pattern

797 MWh

Jan

0 MWh

Feb

445 MWh

Mar

1,747 MWh

Apr

956 MWh

May

2,160 MWh

Jun

7,191 MWh

Jul

2,634 MWh

Aug

1,301 MWh

Sep

4,615 MWh

Oct

1,300 MWh

Nov

189 MWh

Dec

Nearby plants

Closest comparison sites

Santa Clara, California

Gilroy Power Plant

Natural Gas

Gilroy Power Plant is a natural gas plant in Santa Clara, California. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

130 MW 44,213 MWh 23,634 tons CO2

Calpine Gilroy Cogen LP 0.1 mi away

Santa Clara, California

Gavilan Community College Solar Project

Mwh

Gavilan Community College Solar Project is a mwh plant in Santa Clara, California. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

2 MW 0 MWh 0 tons CO2

SolarStorage Fund C, LLC 3.2 mi away

San Benito, California

Graniterock Quarry

Solar

Graniterock Quarry is a solar plant in San Benito, California. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

4 MW 8,909 MWh 0 tons CO2

Granite Rock Company 9.1 mi away

San Benito, California

Hollister Wastewater Facility

Solar

Hollister Wastewater Facility is a solar plant in San Benito, California. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

1 MW 1,650 MWh 0 tons CO2

Perpetual Energy Systems 11.0 mi away

Related routes

Context around this plant

County page

Santa Clara overview

See the local plant cluster around this site.

56 plants

State page

California

Back out to the wider state fuel mix.

1,788 plants

Fuel page

Natural Gas plants

Compare this site to plants using the same primary fuel.

2,534 plants