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Vaca Dixon Battery Storage System2 MW Storage

Storage

Vaca Dixon Battery Storage System is a 2 MW storage facility in the United States, operated by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and commissioned in 2013. Ranked #60 of 104 storage plants in the United States, Vaca Dixon represents 0.25% of the country's total storage capacity of 816 MW. The largest storage plant in the United States is AES LAWAI SOLAR Hybrid at 40 MW, making Vaca Dixon 20 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
2 MW
Commissioning Year
2013

13 years old

Owner
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Location
38.3933°, -121.9278°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,934. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #84 of 135 Storage plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

13 years in operation

Storage fleet average: 9.6 years

Operator portfolio

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. operates 81 plants totalling 7,669 MW

Regional density

220 plants within 100 km, 14,207 MW combined

Nearest plant: CalPeak Power Vaca Dixon Peaker Plant (0.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 38.393300, -121.927800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Vaca Dixon Battery Storage System is a storage power plant producing approximately 4 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Storage
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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