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EIA plant 54912

Martinez · Contra Costa · CA

Martinez Refining

Operated by Martinez Refining Co

Annual generation743,604 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNG, OGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Martinez Refining?

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38.016900, -122.111700

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle80 MW represented
TechnologyOther Gases20 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

132,796
252,522
362,325
466,490
567,723
662,237
761,025
864,890
966,053
1066,246
1169,133
1272,164

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
132,796
252,522
362,325
466,490
567,723
662,237
761,025
864,890
966,053
1066,246
1169,133
1272,164

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
132,796 MWh
252,522 MWh
362,325 MWh
466,490 MWh
567,723 MWh
662,237 MWh
761,025 MWh
864,890 MWh
966,053 MWh
1066,246 MWh
1169,133 MWh
1272,164 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GTG1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG40OP
GTG2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG40OP
STG1Other GasesOG20OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
54912
Sector
Industrial CHP
Water source
Municipality
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 12 has the highest recorded value (72,164 MWh) and 1 the lowest (32,796 MWh). Their difference is 39,368 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 3 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 20 (STG1) to 40 (GTG1, GTG2). The difference is 20 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
GTG1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle40.040.042.04.0
GTG2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle40.040.042.04.0
STG1Other Gases20.020.020.04.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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