Valero Refinery Cogeneration Unit 1 — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 55851
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Solano, CA
- Operating Since
- 2002
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Valero Refining Co California
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 276,174 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 63.3%
- Balancing Authority
- California Independent System Operator
- ISO/RTO
- CAISO
- NERC Region
- WECC
Valero Refinery Cogeneration Unit 1
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #112 of 306 Natural Gas plants in CA#1116 of 2009 nationally
49.9 MW Natural Gas operating in Solano, CA — California Independent System Operator
EIAWD
49.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
2002
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
38.0739, -122.1410
County
Solano, CA
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Valero Refining Co California | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Valero Refining Co California | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
The Valero Refinery Cogeneration Unit 1 is a 49.9 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Solano County, California. The plant began operating in 2002 and is owned and operated by Valero Refining Co California. It consists of a single natural gas-fired combustion turbine generator.
The plant operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In the most recent year with available data, the plant generated 276,174 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 63.3%. The Valero Refinery Cogeneration Unit 1 ranks as the 108th largest power plant in California out of 297, and 1106th nationally out of 1963 plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
Generation
11.5K MWh
Latest Month
276.2K MWh
Annual Generation
63.3%
Capacity Factor
Nov 2022 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Bahia Substation · 230 kV
Substation Distance
0.854 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
EXXONBH_7_B2
Pricing Hub
TH_NP15_GEN-APND
Location Type
Pricing Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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