Parnassus Central Utility Plant — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 58198
- Capacity
- 13.4 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Operating Since
- 1996
- Generators
- 3
- Operator
- University of California-San Francisco
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 66,789 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 56.9%
- Balancing Authority
- California Independent System Operator
- ISO/RTO
- CAISO
- NERC Region
- WECC
Parnassus Central Utility Plant
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #177 of 306 Natural Gas plants in CA#1417 of 2009 nationally
13.4 MW Natural Gas operating in San Francisco, CA — California Independent System Operator
EIAWD
13.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
1996
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
37.7625, -122.4567
County
San Francisco, CA
Nearby Plants
- Univ of San Francisco CogenNatural Gas1.5 MW · 1.6 km
- Sunset Reservoir North BasinSolar4.5 MW · 2.7 km
- Transamerica PyramidNatural Gas1 MW · 6.0 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | University of California-San Francisco | — | — |
| Owner(s) | University of California-San Francisco | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
The Parnassus Central Utility Plant is a 13.4 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in San Francisco County, California. The plant began operating in 1996 and is owned and operated by the University of California-San Francisco. It consists of 3 generators.
In the most recent year of reported data, the plant generated 66,789 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 56.9%. The Parnassus Central Utility Plant operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. It is ranked as the 173rd largest power plant in California out of 297, and 1390th 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
12.4 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Commercial
Sector
Commercial CHP
Generation
5.5K MWh
Latest Month
66.8K MWh
Annual Generation
56.9%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Station N
Substation Distance
1.506 km
Operator
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
PGSF_2_PDRP03-APND
Pricing Hub
TH_NP15_GEN-APND
Location Type
Aggregated Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (1)Beta
Industry·corporate
JV kicks off $4.3B San Francisco hospital build
Herrero Builders, The Boldt Company and Webcor broke ground on UCSF's new health care facility in the city's Parnassus Heights neighborhood.
Herrero Builders (developer)The Boldt Company (developer)
Construction Dive·1 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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