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Martinez Refining — Power plant · Gas, combined cycle · Martinez Refining CoValero Refinery Cogeneration Unit 2 — Gas, other · CA · 51 MW · 6.8 km awayPittsburg RV Solar — Solar · CA · 2.8 MW · 23.3 km awayAmerican Canyon RV Boat Storage — Solar · CA · 1.9 MW · 23.8 km away
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Martinez Refining

Power plant · Gas, combined cycle

Key facts

Power plant · Gas, combined cycleran 84% of 2025 Operating
Capacity
Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
Commissioned
1995
Net generation, 2025
733,953 MWh
Grid
115 kV to Pacific Gas & Electric Co (CISO)
Location
Contra Costa County, California

Output

Net generation MWh by year, 2001 to 2026
Fuel burned MMBtu by year, 2001 to 2026
  • Gas

Operations detail

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Technology
Gas, combined cycle source: “Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle”
Age
31 years since 1995
Unused energy
142 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
13,875 Btu/kWh 2025
All 7 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Attributes
AttributeValue
Gem
Parents
Name
PBF Energy Inc
Share pct
100
Gem entity id
E100000001275
Unit ids
G100000409555
Location id
L100000407418
Eia plant ids
54912
Grid
Nerc region
WECC
Report year
2025
Grid voltage kv
115
Transmission owner
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Balancing authority code
CISO
Balancing authority name
California Independent System Operator
Fuel burned (MMBtu), 202510,183,604
Capacity factor, 20250.838
Heat rate (Btu/kWh), 202513,875
Net generation (MWh), 2025733,953
Balancing authority codeCISO

Ownership

2 companies2
Companies with an ownership or operating interest in this asset.
CompanyRoleShareAs ofSource
Martinez Refining Co Operator EIA-860M
PBF ENERGY INC Owner 100.0% 31 Dec 2023 EPA GHGRP

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 25 km
Projects within 25 km, nearest first.
ProjectKindAwayMW
Valero Refinery Cogeneration Unit 2 Postponed Gas, other 6.8 km 51
Pittsburg RV Solar Under construction Solar 23.3 km 2.8
American Canyon RV Boat Storage Under construction Solar 23.8 km 1.9

Sources EIA-860M

Sources

Attribution