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Gianera — Power plant · Gas, combustion turbine · City of Santa Clara - (CA)EDGECORE DATA CENTER MECP1 SANTA CLARA 1 PROJECT — Large load · CA · 1.9 km awayEdgecore -3580 — Large load · CA · 1.9 km awaySV8 DATA CENTER — Large load · CA · 2.6 km awayVANTAGE DATA CENTERS MANAGEMENT CO , LLC — Large load · CA · 3.0 km awayKifer BESS 1 — Storage · CA · 50 MW · 3.1 km away4054 Digital Realty — Large load · CA · 3.6 km awayLBA Data Center West — Large load · CA · 3.7 km awayPRIME DATA CENTERS — Large load · CA · 3.8 km away1200 Memorex Skybox Data Center — Large load · CA · 4.2 km awaySJC02 & SJC03 DATA CENTER — Large load · CA · 4.5 km awaySKYBOX DATA CENTER — Large load · CA · 4.5 km away888 Ross Data Center — Large load · CA · 5.6 km awayDC-N (San Jose data centre) — Large load · CA · 9.3 km awayFremont CA AutoFactory — Solar · CA · 3.8 MW · 10.4 km awayData Center — Large load · CA · 10.7 km awayWaste Management Tri-Cities LFGTE — Biomass · CA · 4.8 MW · 10.8 km away7999 Gateway Solar — Solar · CA · 4.6 MW · 14.8 km awayGateway#1&2 (Newark CA) — Solar · CA · 1.1 MW · 17.6 km awayCHINA MOBILE INTERNATIONAL SAN JOSE DATA CENTER — Large load · CA · 24.7 km awayEquinix SV-19 - 131 Great Oaks Blvd SJ — Large load · CA · 24.9 km away
  • Combustion
  • Wind & solar
  • Storage
  • Loads
  • In development
  • Under construction
  • Operating
  • Stage not stated
  • Size not stated
  • 10 · 100 · 1,000 MW

Power plant · Gas, combustion turbine

Key facts

Power plant · Gas, combustion turbineran 3% of 2025 Operating
Capacity
Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
Commissioned
1986
Net generation, 2025
15,060 MWh
Grid
60 kV to City of Santa Clara - (CA) (CISO)
Location
Santa Clara County, California
Operated by
City of Santa Clara - (CA)SourceEIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory

Output

Net generation MWh by year, 2001 to 2025
Fuel burned MMBtu by year, 2001 to 2025
  • Gas
  • Oil

Operations detail

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Technology
Gas, combustion turbine source: “Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine”
Age
40 years since 1986
Unused energy
551 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
15,134 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
60
Transmission owner
City of Santa Clara - (CA)
Balancing authority code
CISO
Balancing authority name
California Independent System Operator
Fuel burned (MMBtu), 2025227,919
Capacity factor, 20250.027
Heat rate (Btu/kWh), 202515,134.1
Net generation (MWh), 202515,060
Balancing authority codeCISO

Timeline

  • In service · EIA-860M

Sources

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Around this plant

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within 25 km
Projects within 25 km, nearest first.
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EDGECORE DATA CENTER MECP1 SANTA CLARA 1 PROJECT Unknown Large load 1.9 km
Edgecore -3580 Filed Large load 1.9 km
SV8 DATA CENTER Unknown Large load 2.6 km
VANTAGE DATA CENTERS MANAGEMENT CO , LLC Unknown Large load 3.0 km
Kifer BESS 1 Under construction Storage 3.1 km 50
4054 Digital Realty Built Large load 3.6 km
LBA Data Center West Filed Large load 3.7 km
PRIME DATA CENTERS Built Large load 3.8 km
1200 Memorex Skybox Data Center Filed Large load 4.2 km
SJC02 & SJC03 DATA CENTER Unknown Large load 4.5 km
SKYBOX DATA CENTER Built Large load 4.5 km
888 Ross Data Center Filed Large load 5.6 km
DC-N (San Jose data centre) Filed Large load 9.3 km
Fremont CA AutoFactory Under construction Solar 10.4 km 3.8
Data Center Filed Large load 10.7 km
Waste Management Tri-Cities LFGTE Postponed Biomass 10.8 km 4.8
7999 Gateway Solar Under construction Solar 14.8 km 4.6
Gateway#1&2 (Newark CA) Announced Solar 17.6 km 1.1
CHINA MOBILE INTERNATIONAL SAN JOSE DATA CENTER Unknown Large load 24.7 km
Equinix SV-19 - 131 Great Oaks Blvd SJ Filed Large load 24.9 km