Query
Yuba City Energy Center
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Yuba City Energy Center
Generated
2026-10-09T16:23:53.318Z

Briefing on Yuba City Energy Center

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 9, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
47 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2002
Operating since
1
Generators
9.4%
Capacity factor
39 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Yuba City Energy Center is a 47 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine asset in CAISO (California), currently Operating.

Yuba City Energy Center is reported in California since 2002 under Calpine Corp-Yuba City. Available operating and financial measures include 9.4% capacity factor and 39 GWh annual generation; $965/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Sutter, California
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Owner / parent
Calpine Corp-Yuba City
Operator
Calpine Corp-Yuba City
Grid
CAISO (California)
Plant ID
55813

What stands out

1

Yuba City Energy Center is a 47 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine asset in California with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 9.4% capacity factor and 39 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $965/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “Can gas plants be climate friendly? Yuba City carbon capture project wants to be the nation’s first” (Sacramento Bee, 2023-08-04).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
CAISO (California)
Balancing authority
California Independent System Operator
NERC region
WECC
State rank
#133 of 303
National rank
#1167 of 2,025

Why it matters

For this asset in CAISO (California), operating status, generation, ownership, and linked events are the primary facts for performance and asset-level diligence. The exact chart and source-linked records below let the reader test those facts before moving to a deeper report.