124th largest plant in California · 1580th nationally
Mariposa Energy Project is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 200 MW. It generates roughly 87.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 8,355 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 5% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1197 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Mariposa Energy Project |
|---|---|
| Operator | Diamond Generating Corporation |
| City | Byron |
| County | Alameda County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 94514 |
| Coordinates | 37.78917, -121.60194 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 49.9 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 49.9 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| CTG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 49.9 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| CTG4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 49.9 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| CO₂ | 52.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 6 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1197 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | California Independent System Operator |
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.