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EIA plant 55333

Pittsburg · Contra Costa · CA

Delta Energy Center

Operated by Delta Energy Center LLC

Annual generation3,099,000 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Delta Energy Center?

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38.016900, -121.843900

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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 Cycle943.5 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.

1541,184
2405,290
3219,371
48,866
546,401
6175,349
7553,357
8413,510
9269,132
10466,230
110
12310

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
1541,184
2405,290
3219,371
48,866
546,401
6175,349
7553,357
8413,510
9269,132
10466,230
110
12310

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1541,184 MWh
2405,290 MWh
3219,371 MWh
48,866 MWh
546,401 MWh
6175,349 MWh
7553,357 MWh
8413,510 MWh
9269,132 MWh
10466,230 MWh
110 MWh
12310 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
STG1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG306OP
CTG3Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG213.5OP
CTG1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG212OP
CTG2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG212OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
55333
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Delta Diablo Sanitation Dist
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (553,357 MWh) and 11 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 553,357 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 4 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 212 (CTG1, CTG2) to 306 (STG1). The difference is 94 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
CTG1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle212.0184.0184.0115.0
CTG2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle212.0183.0184.0115.0
CTG3Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle213.5183.0184.0115.0
STG1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle306.0292.0330.080.0

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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