Los Esteros Critical Energy Facility
The Los Esteros Critical Energy Facility is a power plant in San Jose, California, operated by Calpine. Located near the San Jose-Milpitas border, it began operations in 2003 with an initial capacity of 188 megawatts.[1] In 2013 it was upgraded to 309 megawatts.[2] The facility uses four new high-compression natural gas turbines run as a combined-cycle facility where the exhaust from the gas turbine is also captured and used to drive the generators.[1]
See also
- List of power stations in California
- Russell City Energy Center, also operated by Calpine in the San Francisco Bay Area