Mission College Blvd. Fuel Cell
Natural gas power plant · Santa Clara County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Other Natural Gas
- Operator
- 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC
- County
- Santa Clara County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #219 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 62697
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTL3B | Other Natural Gas | 2.6 MW | 2.6 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| NTL3A | Other Natural Gas | 2.4 MW | 2.4 MW | 2017 | 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 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