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View of plants thermal condenser towers from Coyote Creek Trail, September 22, 2012 Aerial view of Metcalf Energy Center and Metcalf Substation (and RV storage lot). The Metcalf Energy Center is a 605 megawatt combined cycle power plant located in Silicon Valley, located in unincorporated Coyote Valley, south of San Jose, California and north of Morgan Hill, California.
The Diablo Canyon Power Plant in San Luis Obispo County is the largest power station in California with a nameplate capacity of 2,256 MW and an annual generation of 18,214 GWh in 2018. [6] The largest under construction is the Westlands Solar Park in Kings County, which will generate 2,000 MW when completed in 2025. [7] [8]
The 1,900 MW Intermountain Power Plant in Delta, Utah is operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Power is transmitted to California via Path 27. The 1,540 MW Four Corners Generating Station in San Juan County, New Mexico is 19.2% owned by Southern California Edison.
The power plant, which cost $65 million, [6] was named for Ezra F. Scattergood, first chief electric engineer of the Los Angeles municipal power system. [7] [8] Units 1 and 2 were brought online in 1958 and 1959, respectively; Unit 3 came online in 1974 with a potential 460 MW output. [2] [1]
A common example of a thermal power plant that produces electricity by the consumption of fuel is the nuclear power plant. Nuclear power plants use a nuclear reactor's heat to turn water into steam. [1] This steam is sent through a turbine which is connected to an electric generator to generate electricity. Nuclear power plants account for 20% ...
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In 2001, the Calpine energy corporation developed plans to build a 619 megawatt power plant, the Russell City Energy Center, at the city's former location. The plant broke ground in late 2010. The plant borders the City of Hayward Waste Water Pollution Control Facility and property owned by East Bay Discharge Authority near the Don Edwards San ...
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