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CalPeak Power Vaca Dixon Peaker Plant60.5 MW Natural Gas

GasVerified: Jul 2026

CalPeak Power Vaca Dixon Peaker Plant is a 60.5 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by CalPeak Power LLC since 2002. Ranked #1071 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 60.5 MW represents 0.01% of the United States' total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making CalPeak Power Vaca Dixon 70.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Delta Energy Center (943.5 MW, Gas), Marsh Landing Generating Station (828 MW, Gas), and Los Medanos Energy Center (678.3 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 80 km northeast of San Francisco.

Capacity
60.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2002

24 years old

Owner
CalPeak Power LLC
Location
38.3989°, -121.9240°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,724. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #12,254 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,600 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

24 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

CalPeak Power LLC operates 6 plants totalling 501 MW

Regional density

218 plants within 100 km, 14,147 MW combined

Nearest plant: Vaca Dixon Battery Storage System (0.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 38.398900, -121.924000
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
116.9 Kt
238 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.80 Mt
Over 24 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2032
6 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
25.4K
cars per year
15.6K
homes per year
5.3M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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