Search
Search plants, projects, owners, and states
Search plants, projects, owners, and states
1 MW Natural Gas operating in San Francisco, CA — California Independent System Operator
1 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Technology
2007
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.7956, -122.4028
County
San Francisco, CA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Transamerica Pyramid Properties LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Transamerica Pyramid Properties LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Transamerica Pyramid power plant is located in San Francisco County, California. It is owned and operated by Transamerica Pyramid Properties LLC. The plant utilizes natural gas as its primary fuel source and has a total capacity of 1 MW, distributed across two natural gas-fired internal combustion engine generators. The plant began operating in 2007.
The Transamerica Pyramid plant operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In terms of size, the plant is ranked 297 out of 297 power plants in California, and 1963 out of 1963 nationally. The latest available annual generation data indicates an output of 525 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 6.0%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
CAISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator (CISO)
Grid Voltage
0.48 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Commercial
Sector
Commercial CHP
56 MWh
Latest Month
525 MWh
Annual Generation
6.0%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
657 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
16 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.018 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.012 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.001 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
6.0%
Annual Net Gen
1 GWh
CO₂eq
658 lb/MWh
Subregion
WECC California
2013
$965/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $965K
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Station J
Substation Distance
1.834 km
Operator
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
LARKIN12_7_LN001
Pricing Hub
TH_NP15_GEN-APND
Location Type
Pricing Node
Node Source
Curated node match
No news articles linked yet for this plant.
News enrichment runs on demand — we have the pipeline, we just haven't fetched coverage for this plant yet. Request a detailed re-run and we'll add it.
No ask pi reports yet for this entity.
ask pi about Transamerica Pyramid