Power plants in Alameda County, California

31 operating power plants in Alameda County, California, with 1,347 MW of nameplate capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.

Plants

Nameplate capacity

1,347 MW

Net generation, 2025

2.62 TWh

30 of 31 plants reported

Largest

Russell City Energy Center

655 MW

Largest power plants in Alameda County

#	Plant	MW	2025 net generation, GWhGWh, 2025	Capacity factor	Operator
1	Russell City Energy CenterNatural gas	655	1,575	27.4%	Russell City Energy Company LLC
2	Mariposa Energy ProjectNatural gas	200	29.1	1.7%	Diamond Generating Corporation
3	Dynegy Oakland Power PlantOil	149	2.3	0.2%	Dynegy Oakland, LLC
4	Golden Hills WindWind	86	253	33.7%	Golden Hills Wind, LLC
5	Summit WindsWind	58	191	38.0%	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
6	AlamedaNatural gas	55	3.0	0.6%	Northern California Power Agny
7	Golden Hills North Wind Energy CenterWind	46	143	35.4%	Golden Hills Interconnection Wind, LLC
8	PE BerkeleyNatural gas	29	167	66.7%	Berkeley Cogeneration Facility
9	Diablo Winds LLCWind	18	30.5	19.4%	Sequitur Renewables, LLC
10	WWTP Power Generation StationBiomass	6.6	30.2	52.3%	East Bay Municipal Util Dist - (CA)
11	Altamont Gas RecoveryLandfill gas	6.0	38.8	73.8%	WM Renewable Energy LLC
12	Power Generation Station (PGS) 2Biomass	4.6	20.3	50.3%	East Bay Municipal Util Dist - (CA)
13	Ameresco Vasco RoadLandfill gas	4.4	32.7	84.9%	Ameresco Vasco Road, LLC
14	Whitethorn Solar LLCSolar	3.3	4.5	15.6%	Whitethorn Solar LLC
15	Santa Rita Jail HybridSolar and natural gas	2.9	10.4	40.8%	County of Alameda GSA - (CA)
16	City of Hayward WWTPSolar and biomass	2.7	10.5	44.5%	City of Hayward (CA)
17	Thermo Fisher PleasantonSolar and battery storage	2.6	1.5	–	TotalEnergies Renewables USA LLC
18	CA- US Foods- LivermoreSolar and battery storage	2.4	1.6	21.8%	EDPRNA DG CA Livermore LLC
19	Las Positas CollegeSolar	2.3	1.7	8.4%	Chabot Las Positas Community College District
20	Preferred Freezer San LeandroSolar	2.0	3.0	17.0%	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
21	KSR028 Merced Fuel CellNatural gas	2.0	16.4	93.7%	2016 ESA Project Company, LLC
22	Union Sanitary District CogenBiomass	1.8	–	–	Union Sanitary District
23	Santa Rita Jail Fuel CellNatural gas	1.4	8.1	66.0%	SRJFC, LLC
24	Fremont - Kato RdSolar	1.4	2.3	18.6%	Tesla Inc.
25	Life Technologies - FremontNatural gas	1.3	10.4	91.1%	Bloom Energy
26	Life Technologies - PleasantonNatural gas	1.1	8.3	86.3%	Bloom Energy
27	Pixar - EmeryvilleNatural gas	1.1	7.0	72.3%	Bloom Energy
28	Kaiser Owens Dr. Fuel CellNatural gas	1.0	7.9	90.3%	2016 ESA Project Company, LLC
29	AT&T - HaywardNatural gas	1.0	7.6	86.3%	Bloom Energy
30	Delta Electronics FremontSolar	1.0	0.7	8.0%	Delta Electronics (Americas) Ltd
31	Fremont CA AutoFactorySolar	0.3	0.5	19.9%	Tesla Inc.

MW is the nameplate capacity of operating generators and batteries. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources

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