745th largest plant in California · 5227th nationally
Sj/Sc Wpcp is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 14.0 MW. It generates roughly 71.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 6,816 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 58% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 424 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Sj/Sc Wpcp |
|---|---|
| Operator | San Jose/Santa Clara Water P C |
| City | San Jose |
| County | Santa Clara County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 95134 |
| Coordinates | 37.43440, -121.94640 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EG4 | Other Waste Biomass | Other Biomass Gas | 3.5 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| EG5 | Other Waste Biomass | Other Biomass Gas | 3.5 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| EG6 | Other Waste Biomass | Other Biomass Gas | 3.5 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| EG7 | Other Waste Biomass | Other Biomass Gas | 3.5 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| EG1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.8 MW | Retired | 1995 |
| EG2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.8 MW | Retired | 1985 |
| EG3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.8 MW | Retired | 1985 |
| E5 | Other Waste Biomass | Other Biomass Gas | 1.8 MW | Retired | 1963 |
| E6 | Other Waste Biomass | Other Biomass Gas | 1.8 MW | Retired | 1963 |
| E1 | Other Waste Biomass | Other Biomass Gas | 0.8 MW | Retired | 1953 |
| E2 | Other Waste Biomass | Other Biomass Gas | 0.8 MW | Retired | 1953 |
| E3 | Other Waste Biomass | Other Biomass Gas | 0.8 MW | Retired | 1953 |
| CO₂ | 15.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 384 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 424 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.