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CalTech - Pasadena (PPA) — Power plant · Gas, other · Bloom Energy 2009 PPACalifornia Institute of Technology — Gas, combined cycle · CA · 16.5 MW · 0.4 km awayGlenarm BESS Plant — Storage · CA · 25 MW · 2.8 km awayScholl Canyon — Biomass · CA · 12 MW · 6.8 km awayGabriel — Storage · CA · 400 MW · 14.3 km awayCPA 3777 Workman — Solar · CA · 1.9 MW · 15.2 km awayBandini - SLLAX710 — Solar · CA · 1.3 MW · 17.4 km awayLATTC South Campus Solar — Solar · CA · 1.1 MW · 18.1 km awayPRIME DATA CENTER VERNON — Large load · CA · 18.4 km awayMarici — Storage · CA · 400 MW · 21.8 km away
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  • 10 · 100 · 1,000 MW

CalTech - Pasadena (PPA)

Power plant · Gas, other

Key facts

Power plant · Gas, otherran 79% of 2025 Operating
Capacity
Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
Commissioned
2016
Net generation, 2025
6,961 MWh
Grid
42 kV to City of Pasadena - (CA) (CISO)
Location
Los Angeles County, California
Operated by
Bloom Energy 2009 PPASourceEIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory

Output

Net generation MWh by year, 2021 to 2025
Fuel burned MMBtu by year, 2021 to 2025
  • Gas

Operations detail

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Technology
Gas, other source: “Other Natural Gas”
Age
10 years since 2016
Heat rate
7,458 Btu/kWh 2025
All 6 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Attributes
AttributeValue
Grid
Nerc region
WECC
Report year
2025
Grid voltage kv
41.60
Transmission owner
City of Pasadena - (CA)
Balancing authority code
CISO
Balancing authority name
California Independent System Operator
Fuel burned (MMBtu), 202551,914
Capacity factor, 20250.795
Heat rate (Btu/kWh), 20257,457.8
Net generation (MWh), 20256,961
Balancing authority codeCISO

Timeline

  • In service · EIA-860M

Sources

3 sources

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Around this plant

Nearby

within 25 km
Projects within 25 km, nearest first.
ProjectKindAwayMW
California Institute of Technology Postponed Gas, combined cycle 0.4 km 16.5
Glenarm BESS Plant Filed Storage 2.8 km 25
Scholl Canyon Under construction Biomass 6.8 km 12
Gabriel Under construction Storage 14.3 km 400
CPA 3777 Workman Postponed Solar 15.2 km 1.9
Bandini - SLLAX710 Under construction Solar 17.4 km 1.3
LATTC South Campus Solar Postponed Solar 18.1 km 1.1
PRIME DATA CENTER VERNON Built Large load 18.4 km
Marici Under construction Storage 21.8 km 400

Sources EIA-860M · CAISO · EPA ICIS-NPDES

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