Sunnyvale City of WPCP
Other power plant · Santa Clara County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Other Waste Biomass
- Operator
- Sunnyvale City of WPCP
- County
- Santa Clara County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #134 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 57557
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-14 | Other Waste Biomass | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 1997 | Operating |
| S-15 | Other Waste Biomass | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 1997 | Operating |
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
| Santa Cruz Energy | Other | 1.6 MW |
| Sonoma Central Landfill Phase III | Other | 1.6 MW |
| ZCO | Wind | 1.6 MW |
| Zero Waste Energy Development Co LLC | Other | 1.6 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 1.6 MW solar plant and a 1.6 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