Hunters Point is a natural gas power plant in California.
| Plant Name | Hunters Point |
|---|---|
| Operator | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. |
| City | San Francisco |
| County | San Francisco County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 94124 |
| Coordinates | 37.73361, -122.38972 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 156 MW | Retired | 1958 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 108 MW | Retired | 1948 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 108 MW | Retired | 1949 |
| GT1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 56.2 MW | Retired | 1976 |
| NERC Region | WECC |
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Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.