Summary of Electricity Activity in Santa Clara County, CA
Summary of Santa Clara County, CA Generation
Santa Clara County, CA is ranked #323 out of 2,161 U.S. counties nationwide and #14 out of 55 California counties in terms of total annual net electricity generation.
| Annual Generation | 4.0 TWh |
|---|---|
| Annual Consumption | 36.3 M MMBtu |
| Last Update | Jul 2025 |
| Power Plants | 75 |
| Companies on File | 41 |
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Annual Net Generation From natural gas power
3.9 TWh
National Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation
#170 /929 U.S. Counties
State Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation
#6 /36 California Counties
Monthly Net Generation for Santa Clara County, CA
Net Generation by Fuel Source
Net Generation by Fuel Source Breakdown
| State Rank | National Rank | Generation | Fuel Consumption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | #14 / 55 | #323 / 2161 | 4.03 TWh | 36.25 M MMBtu |
| Natural Gas | #6 / 36 | #170 / 929 | 3.91 TWh | 35.30 M MMBtu |
| Other Biomass Gas | #6 / 20 | #7 / 55 | 45.61 GWh | 510.47 k MMBtu |
| Solar | #20 / 41 | #596 / 1227 | 40.25 GWh | 143.10 k MMBtu |
| Landfill Gas | #9 / 20 | #76 / 249 | 31.79 GWh | 270.89 k MMBtu |
| Distillate Fuel Oil | #3 / 12 | #243 / 738 | 2.29 GWh | 29.99 k MMBtu |
Power Plants in Santa Clara County, CA
| Plant | Utility Name | Generation | Consumption | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metcalf Energy Center | Calpine Corp - Metcalf Energy Center | 2.4 TWh | 20.8 M MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant | City of Santa Clara - (CA) | 802.4 GWh | 7.4 M MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Los Esteros Critical Energy Center | Los Esteros Critical Energy Facility LLC | 151.1 GWh | 1.8 M MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| SJ/SC WPCP | San Jose/Santa Clara Water P C | 83.3 GWh | 844.4 k MMBtu | Natural Gas : 50.5% Other Biomass Gas : 49.3% |
| Gilroy Power Plant | Calpine Gilroy Cogen LP | 44.2 GWh | 406.2 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Mission College Blvd. Fuel Cell | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 39.9 GWh | 315.4 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Equinix Caspian Dr. Fuel Cell | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 38.3 GWh | 307.5 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| San Jose Cogeneration | San Jose State University Fclts Dev &Ops | 34.4 GWh | 554.0 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Equinix Great Oaks Blvd. Fuel Cell | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 30.9 GWh | 248.5 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| EQX015 Great Oaks Fuel Cell | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 30.6 GWh | 241.8 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Apple Campus 2 Fuel Cell | Apple, Inc | 29.6 GWh | 231.8 k MMBtu | Landfill Gas |
| APP Prune A-D | Bloom Energy | 27.1 GWh | 209.0 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Equinix Lundy Ave. Fuel Cell | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 26.3 GWh | 212.0 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Gilroy Peaking Energy Center | Calpine Gilroy Cogen LP | 23.3 GWh | 253.7 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| EQX011 Duane Fuel Cell | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 22.5 GWh | 175.7 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| EQX010 Great Oaks Fuel Cell | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 19.6 GWh | 152.8 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Apple Campus 2 PV | Apple, Inc | 17.4 GWh | 61.1 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Equinix San Jose | Bloom Energy | 16.4 GWh | 116.2 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Santa Clara Cogen | City of Santa Clara - (CA) | 15.3 GWh | 328.2 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| SCU000 El Camino Real Fuel Cell | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 11.9 GWh | 94.7 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Agnews Power Plant | OLS Energy-Agnews Inc. | 10.3 GWh | 145.2 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Sunnyvale City of WPCP | Sunnyvale City of WPCP | 9.5 GWh | 167.2 k MMBtu | Natural Gas : 48.8% Other Biomass Gas : 28.3% Landfill Gas : 22.9% |
| JSR000 N Mathilda Fuel Cell | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 9.2 GWh | 76.3 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| FLEX Gibraltar | Bloom Energy | 8.7 GWh | 68.4 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| CST001 McCarthy Fuel Cell | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 8.7 GWh | 69.0 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Micro Santa Clara | Bloom Energy | 8.6 GWh | 70.7 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Xilinx San Jose | Bloom Energy | 8.3 GWh | 63.8 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Extreme Via Del Oro | Bloom Energy | 8.0 GWh | 57.6 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Intel Santa Clara | Bloom Energy | 7.7 GWh | 60.5 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| AGT000 Stevens Creek Fuel Cell | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 7.6 GWh | 60.3 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| SCC - San Jose | Bloom Energy | 7.5 GWh | 61.9 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Kellogg's - San Jose | Bloom Energy | 6.6 GWh | 46.2 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Gianera | City of Santa Clara - (CA) | 6.2 GWh | 109.8 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Maxim | Bloom Energy | 6.0 GWh | 100.2 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Stanford Campus Solar | MN8 Energy LLC | 5.9 GWh | 20.7 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Extreme San Ignacio | Bloom Energy | 5.6 GWh | 44.6 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Beckton Dickenson - San Jose | Bloom Energy | 5.4 GWh | 46.3 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Malech Solar Farm | County of Santa Clara (CA) | 4.8 GWh | 17.3 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Juniper Networks Sunnyvale | Bloom Energy | 3.9 GWh | 42.0 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Hellyer Solar Farm | County of Santa Clara (CA) | 3.6 GWh | 12.9 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Yahoo! - HQ | Bloom Energy | 3.0 GWh | 29.3 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Google Moffett Park Solar Project | Google, Inc. | 2.6 GWh | 9.2 k MMBtu | Solar |
| SC 1 Data Center, Phase 2 | Xeres Ventures LLC | 2.2 GWh | 24.6 k MMBtu | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| CSU San Jose State University | SkyHigh 2 Solar | 2.1 GWh | 8.1 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Solar Star Palo Alto I, LLC | DG 1 Acquisition Co., LLC | 2.0 GWh | 7.1 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Guadalupe Solar Farm | County of Santa Clara (CA) | 1.9 GWh | 6.6 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Zero Waste Energy Development Co LLC | Zero Waste Energy Development Company LLC | 1.8 GWh | 47.4 k MMBtu | Other Biomass Gas |
| AT&T Holger | Bloom Energy | 1.3 GWh | 14.5 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| City of Palo Alto | City of Palo Alto | 20.6 MWh | 813 MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Adobe San Jose | Bloom Energy | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Byxbee Park Sanitary Landfill | WPI Packaging & Maint Co Inc | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Cardinal Cogen | Cardinal Cogen Inc | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| CoreSite Real Estate 1656 McCarthy, L.P. | CoreSite Real Estate 1656 McCarthy, L.P. | 0.0 Wh | 353 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| CoreSite Real Estate 2901 Coronado, L.P. | CoreSite Real Estate 2901 Coronado, L.P. | 0.0 Wh | 42 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| CoreSite Real Estate 2972 Stender, L.P. | CoreSite Real Estate 2972 Stender, L.P. | 0.0 Wh | 239 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| CoreSite Real Estate 3032 Coronado, L.P. | CoreSite Real Estate 3032 Coronado, L.P. | 0.0 Wh | 3.7 k MMBtu | No Information Available |
| CoreSite Real Estate 3045 Stender, LP | CoreSite Real Estate 3045 Stender, LP | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| CoreSite Real Estate 55 S. Market Street | CoreSite Real Estate 55 S. Market Street, LLC | 0.0 Wh | 36 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| EQX005.0 Toyama Fuel Cell | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Gavilan Community College Solar Project | Gavilan District College Solar Project | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Graphic Packaging International | Graphic Packaging International Inc | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| GRS Newby I | Gas Recovery Systems Inc | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| GRS Newby II | Newby Island II LLC | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Guadalupe Power Plant | Guadalupe Power LLC | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| HGST San Jose Standby Generator | HGST a Western Digital Company | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Hummingbird Energy Storage LLC | Hummingbird Energy Storage, LLC | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Kifer BESS 1 | Kifer Energy Storage, LLC | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Lockheed Martin Sunnyvale | Bloom Energy | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Renz Energy Storage | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| San Jose Convention Center | San Jose City of | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Santa Clara | Pacific Recovery Corp | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| UTS SJ1 LLC | UTS SJ1 LLC | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Verizon Comms Garage Top Solar Project | Verizon Communications | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| West Valley Mission CCD Solar Project | West Valley-Mission Community College District | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Yerba Buena | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
Electricity Generation for Neighboring Counties
| National Rank | County | Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #459 | Alameda County | 2.4 TWh | 47 |
| #64 | Contra Costa County | 12.7 TWh | 56 |
| #921 | Merced County | 562.6 GWh | 31 |
| #375 | Monterey County | 3.3 TWh | 29 |
| #1143 | San Benito County | 326.6 GWh | 6 |
| #494 | San Joaquin County | 2.1 TWh | 47 |
| #1402 | San Mateo County | 132.9 GWh | 11 |
| #1590 | Santa Cruz County | 60.5 GWh | 6 |
| #393 | Solano County | 3.1 TWh | 40 |
| #424 | Stanislaus County | 2.7 TWh | 25 |
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Jul 2025
Electricity Generation for Cities Located in Santa Clara County, CA
| State Rank | City | Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #188 | Cupertino, CA | 74.1 GWh | 3 |
| #193 | Gilroy, CA | 67.5 GWh | 4 |
| #282 | Milpitas, CA | 17.4 GWh | 3 |
| #407 | Palo Alto, CA | 2.0 GWh | 1 |
| #20 | San Jose, CA | 2.9 TWh | 33 |
| #57 | Santa Clara, CA | 920.9 GWh | 17 |
| #366 | Stanford, CA | 5.9 GWh | 2 |
| #194 | Sunnyvale, CA | 66.4 GWh | 8 |
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Jul 2025