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Santa Rita Jail Hybrid

Natural gas power plant · Alameda County, California

Nameplate capacity
2.9 MW
Rank in California
#1262
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2016
December 2016

Details

Primary fuel
Natural gas
Technology
Other Natural Gas
Operator
County of Alameda GSA
County
Alameda County
Generating units
3
Share of state capacity
0.00%
Rank among natural gas plants in California
#242 of 309
EIA plant code
58625

Generating units

Individual generating units at Santa Rita Jail Hybrid
UnitTechnologyNameplateSummerOnlineStatus
SRFC2Other Natural Gas1.4 MW1.2 MW2017Operating
SRPV2Solar Photovoltaic1.0 MW1.0 MW2016Operating
SRPV3Solar Photovoltaic0.5 MW0.5 MW2017Operating

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 2.9 MW solar plant and a 2.9 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