556th largest plant in California · 4252nd nationally
Pe Berkeley is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 28.5 MW. It generates roughly 168.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 16,017 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 67% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 664 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (28.5 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Pe Berkeley |
|---|---|
| Operator | Berkeley Cogeneration Facility |
| City | Berkeley |
| County | Alameda County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 94720 |
| Coordinates | 37.87033, -122.26337 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 23.0 MW | Operating | 1987 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 5.5 MW | Operating | 1987 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| The Regents Of The Univ. Of California | Oakland, CA | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 55.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 128 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 664 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.