Dynegy Oakland Power Plant
Other power plant · Alameda County, California
Nameplate capacity
149 MW
Rank in California
#190
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1978
November 1978
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Dynegy Oakland, LLC
- County
- Alameda County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.14%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #3 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 6211
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Petroleum Liquids | 75 MW | 55 MW | 1978 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Petroleum Liquids | 75 MW | 55 MW | 1978 | 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 149 MW solar plant and a 149 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