CoreSite Real Estate 1656 McCarthy, L.P.
Other power plant · Santa Clara County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- CoreSite Real Estate 1656 McCarthy, L.P.
- County
- Santa Clara County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #95 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 61475
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-1 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2000 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| G-2 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2000 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| G-3 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2000 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| G-4 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2000 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| G-5 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2000 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in California
| Citizen B | Solar | 5.0 MW |
| Collins Pine Project | Other | 5.0 MW |
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| Cove Hydroelectric | Hydro | 5.0 MW |
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 5.0 MW solar plant and a 5.0 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