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SC 1 Data Center, Phase 2

Other power plant · Santa Clara County, California

Nameplate capacity

100 MW

Rank in California

#288

of 1,897 plants

In service since

2011

September 2011

Details

Primary fuel: Other
Technology: Petroleum Liquids
Operator: Xeres Ventures LLC
County: Santa Clara County
Generating units: 44
Share of state capacity: 0.09%
Rank among other plants in California: #7 of 152
EIA plant code: 59074

Generating units

Individual generating units at SC 1 Data Center, Phase 2
Unit	Technology	Nameplate	Summer	Online	Status
14B	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2014	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
17A	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2017	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
17B	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2017	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
18A	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2017	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
18B	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2017	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
19A	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2017	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
19B	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2017	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
20A	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2017	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
20B	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2017	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
21A	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2017	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
21B	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2017	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
22A	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2017	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
22B	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2017	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG10A	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2014	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG10B	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2014	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG11A	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2014	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG11B	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2014	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG12A	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2014	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG12B	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2014	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG13A	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2014	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG13B	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2014	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG14A	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2014	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG15A	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2015	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG15B	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2015	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG16A	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2015	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG16B	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2015	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG9A	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2015	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG9B	Petroleum Liquids	2.3 MW	2.3 MW	2014	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG1A	Petroleum Liquids	2.2 MW	2.2 MW	2011	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG1B	Petroleum Liquids	2.2 MW	2.2 MW	2011	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG2A	Petroleum Liquids	2.2 MW	2.2 MW	2011	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG2B	Petroleum Liquids	2.2 MW	2.2 MW	2011	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG3A	Petroleum Liquids	2.2 MW	2.2 MW	2011	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG3B	Petroleum Liquids	2.2 MW	2.2 MW	2011	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG4A	Petroleum Liquids	2.2 MW	2.2 MW	2011	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG4B	Petroleum Liquids	2.2 MW	2.2 MW	2011	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG5A	Petroleum Liquids	2.2 MW	2.2 MW	2011	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG5B	Petroleum Liquids	2.2 MW	2.2 MW	2011	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG6A	Petroleum Liquids	2.2 MW	2.2 MW	2011	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG6B	Petroleum Liquids	2.2 MW	2.2 MW	2011	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG7A	Petroleum Liquids	2.2 MW	2.2 MW	2011	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG7B	Petroleum Liquids	2.2 MW	2.2 MW	2011	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
EG8B	Petroleum Liquids	2.2 MW	2.2 MW	2011	Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used
GEN8A	Petroleum Liquids	2.2 MW	2.2 MW	2020	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.

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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 100 MW solar plant and a 100 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