1449th largest plant in California · 11524th nationally
Sunnyvale City Of Wpcp is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 1.6 MW. It generates roughly 9.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 920 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 69% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 446 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Sunnyvale City Of Wpcp |
|---|---|
| Operator | Sunnyvale City Of Wpcp |
| City | Sunnyvale |
| County | Santa Clara County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 94088 |
| Coordinates | 37.41940, -122.01530 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-14 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.8 MW | Operating | 1997 |
| S-15 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.8 MW | Operating | 1997 |
| CO₂ | 2.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| CO₂ Rate | 446 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.