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1.5 MW Natural Gas operating in San Francisco, CA — California Independent System Operator
1.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Technology
2003
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.7933, -122.3942
County
San Francisco, CA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Paramount Group Inc | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Paramount Group Inc | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
One Market Plaza is a natural gas-fired power plant located in San Francisco County, California. The plant has a total capacity of 1.5 MW and consists of three natural gas internal combustion engine generators. It began operating in 2003 and is owned and operated by Paramount Group Inc. 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 of reported data, One Market Plaza generated 177 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 1.3%. The plant's relatively low output reflects its role as a peaking or backup power source. In terms of size, One Market Plaza ranks as the 252nd largest power plant in California out of 297 facilities, and 1767th nationally out of 1963 plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
CAISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
16 MWh
Latest Month
177 MWh
Annual Generation
1.3%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
652 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
15 lb/MWh
SO₂
2013
$965/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $1.4M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Embarcadero Substation · 230 kV
Substation Distance
1.924 km
Operator
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
EMBRCDR_2_N104
Pricing Hub
TH_NP15_GEN-APND
Location Type
Pricing Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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Grid Voltage
0.46 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Commercial
Sector
Commercial CHP
0.018 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.012 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.001 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
7.6%
Annual Net Gen
1 GWh
CO₂eq
653 lb/MWh
Subregion
WECC California