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Gateway Generating Station — Power plant · Gas, combined cycle · Pacific Gas & Electric Co.Oakley Generating Station — Withdrawn · Gas, combined cycle · CA · 672.3 MW · 0.8 mi awayPittsburg RV Solar — Under construction · Solar · CA · 2.8 MW · 4.7 mi awaySolano Wind — Postponed · Wind · CA · 95.5 MW · 6.9 mi away
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Gateway Generating Station

Power plant · Gas, combined cycle

Key facts

Power plant · Gas, combined cycleran 54% of 2025 Operating
Capacity
Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
Commissioned
2009
Net generation, 2025
2,911,928 MWh
Grid
230 kV to Pacific Gas & Electric Co (CISO)
Location
Contra Costa County, California
Operated by
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.SourceEIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory

Output

Net generation MWh by year, 2009 to 2026
Fuel burned MMBtu by year, 2009 to 2026
  • Gas

Operations detail

Details

Who’s behind it

Owner
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.Source100.0%, EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program — facility register with parent-company shares (Envirofacts pub_dim_facility; FLIGHT), as of Dec 31, 2023

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Technology
Gas, combined cycle source: “Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle”
Age
17 years since 2009
Unused energy
2,517 GWh 2025Unused energyA lead, not a guarantee: MW × hours × (1 − capacity factor) for the latest year (EIA-923), gas, coal and oil plants only. Air-permit run-hour caps, heat rate (cost to run) and capacity-market or reliability obligations can rule it out.
Heat rate
7,226 Btu/kWh 2025
All 8 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Attributes
AttributeValue
Gem
Parents
Name
Pacific Gas and Electric Co
Share pct
100
Gem entity id
E100000003769
Unit ids
G100000402025
Location id
L100000402184
Eia plant ids
56476
Grid
Nerc region
WECC
Report year
2025
Grid voltage kv
230
Transmission owner
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Balancing authority code
CISO
Balancing authority name
California Independent System Operator
EPA greenhouse gas reporting (GHGRP)
EPA FRS ID
110032962293
Subparts reported
C, D
NAICS code
221112
Subpart PP (CO2 supply)
No
Subpart RR (geologic sequestration)
No
Subpart UU (CO2 injection)
No
Reporting year
2023
GHGRP facility ID
1007469
Fuel burned (MMBtu), 202521,041,024
Capacity factor, 20250.536
Heat rate (Btu/kWh), 20257,225.8
Net generation (MWh), 20252,911,928
Balancing authority codeCISO

Timeline

  • In service · EIA-860M

Sources

5 sources

Sources EIA-860M · GEM · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory · EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program — facility register with parent-company shares (Envirofacts pub_dim_facility; FLIGHT)

Sources

Every source and license · Attribution

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Around this plant

Nearby

within 15 mi
Projects within 15 mi, nearest first.
ProjectKindAwayMW
Oakley Generating Station Withdrawn Gas, combined cycle 0.8 mi 672.3
Pittsburg RV Solar Under construction Solar 4.7 mi 2.8
Solano Wind Postponed Wind 6.9 mi 95.5

Sources EIA-860M · CAISO

Sources

  • EIA-860MOpen license · retrieved Nov 4, 2026
  • CAISOOpen license, with credit · retrieved Nov 12, 2026Source: California ISO

Attribution