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Pacific Gas & Electric Co. — power plant portfolio

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. operates 81 power plants across 1 country, with a combined installed capacity of 7,740 MW. Its plants with asset-level emissions data total 2,627,853 t CO₂/yr.

81power plants
7,740MW total capacity
1countries
2,627,853t CO₂/yr (source-labelled)

Fleet by fuel

Hydro: 63 plants63HydroSolar: 10 plants10SolarGas: 5 plants5GasStorage: 2 plants2StorageNuclear: 1 plants1Nuclear

Fleet interpretation

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is represented here as an asset portfolio, not just a company label. The visible fleet spans 1 country; the largest concentration is United States of America (81).

The fuel mix by asset count is hydro (63), solar (10), gas (5), storage (2). The largest listed asset is Diablo Canyon in United States of America (2,394 MW), and the mean listed unit size is about 96 MW across units with capacity data.

CO₂ coverage is source-labelled: 3 plants have a reported or modelled CO₂ value in the dataset, including 2 measured records. Missing values remain blank rather than inferred as company totals.

Method: plant-level records are grouped by owner/operator label, then aggregated by country, fuel, capacity and CO₂ provenance.

All 81 plants

PlantFuelCountryMWt CO₂/yr
Diablo CanyonNuclearUnited States of America2,394—
Helms Pumped StorageHydroUnited States of America1,053—
Colusa Generating StationGasUnited States of America7121,165,329
Gateway Generating StationGasUnited States of America6201,219,864
James B BlackHydroUnited States of America169—
Humboldt BayGasUnited States of America167242,660
PoeHydroUnited States of America143—
Pit 5HydroUnited States of America142—
Kerckhoff 2HydroUnited States of America140—
HaasHydroUnited States of America135—
Rock CreekHydroUnited States of America126—
BeldenHydroUnited States of America118—
Caribou 2HydroUnited States of America118—
Pit 7HydroUnited States of America110—
Pit 4HydroUnited States of America103—
ElectraHydroUnited States of America102—
Balch 2HydroUnited States of America97—
StanislausHydroUnited States of America82—
Pit 3HydroUnited States of America80—
Pit 6HydroUnited States of America79—
Caribou 1HydroUnited States of America74—
CrestaHydroUnited States of America74—
Pit 1HydroUnited States of America69—
Bucks CreekHydroUnited States of America66—
Drum 2HydroUnited States of America53—
Tiger CreekHydroUnited States of America52—
Drum 1HydroUnited States of America49—
Kings River PHHydroUnited States of America49—
Salt SpringsHydroUnited States of America42—
Butt ValleyHydroUnited States of America40—
Balch 1HydroUnited States of America31—
KerckhoffHydroUnited States of America23—
Dutch FlatHydroUnited States of America22—
Cantua Solar StationSolarUnited States of America20—
Gates Solar StationSolarUnited States of America20—
Guernsey Solar StationSolarUnited States of America20—
Huron Solar StationSolarUnited States of America20—
Stroud Solar StationSolarUnited States of America20—
De SablaHydroUnited States of America18—
WiseHydroUnited States of America16—
Five Points Solar StationSolarUnited States of America15—
Westside Solar StationSolarUnited States of America15—
HalseyHydroUnited States of America14—
West Point PHHydroUnited States of America14—
A G WishonHydroUnited States of America13—
NewcastleHydroUnited States of America13—
Coleman PHHydroUnited States of America12—
Narrows PHHydroUnited States of America10—
GiffenSolarUnited States of America10—
Hat Creek 1HydroUnited States of America10—
Hat Creek 2HydroUnited States of America10—
West Gates Solar StationSolarUnited States of America10—
Kern CanyonHydroUnited States of America10—
Potter ValleyHydroUnited States of America9—
Volta 1HydroUnited States of America8—
Tule RiverHydroUnited States of America8—
InskipHydroUnited States of America8—
Chili BarHydroUnited States of America7—
Spaulding 1HydroUnited States of America7—
SouthHydroUnited States of America7—
Spaulding 3HydroUnited States of America7—
Centerville PHHydroUnited States of America6—
Spring GapHydroUnited States of America6—
Deer Creek PHHydroUnited States of America6—
Hamilton BranchHydroUnited States of America5—
San Joaquin 3HydroUnited States of America4—
Yerba BuenaStorageUnited States of America4—
Spaulding 2HydroUnited States of America4—
San Joaquin 2HydroUnited States of America3—
Lime SaddleHydroUnited States of America2—
Vaca Dixon Battery Storage SystemStorageUnited States of America2—
Vaca Dixon Solar StationSolarUnited States of America2—
ToadtownHydroUnited States of America2—
PhoenixHydroUnited States of America2—
SF State UniversityGasUnited States of America2—
KilarcHydroUnited States of America2—
CSU East BayGasUnited States of America1—
Cow CreekHydroUnited States of America1—
Oak FlatHydroUnited States of America1—
Alta PowerhouseHydroUnited States of America1—
Volta 2HydroUnited States of America1—

Ownership & capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ is measured for EPA/EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records.

Frequently asked questions

How many power plants does Pacific Gas & Electric Co. operate?

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. operates 81 power plants across 1 country, with about 7,740 MW of total capacity.

What is Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s largest power plant?

Diablo Canyon in United States of America is its largest at about 2,394 MW.

What types of power plants does Pacific Gas & Electric Co. run?

Its fleet includes hydro (63), solar (10), gas (5).

How much CO₂ do Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s plants emit?

Its reporting plants emit about 2,627,853 tonnes of CO₂ per year in this dataset.