C&H Sugar Plant
Other power plant · Contra Costa County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- All Other
- Operator
- C&H Sugar Company Inc
- County
- Contra Costa County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #79 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 58251
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG3 | All Other | 4.0 MW | 5.0 MW | 1958 | Operating |
| TG4 | All Other | 4.0 MW | 5.0 MW | 1957 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 8.0 MW solar plant and a 8.0 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All California power plants · What California actually generates