Gilroy Data Center power station — United States of America
Oil power plant in California, United States of America. Approximate location 37.01857692, -121.5605078.
OilCaliforniaUnited States of AmericaEnginePre Construction
Gilroy Data Center power station is a 62.5 MW oil power plant in California, United States of America. It ranks #3376 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. In context, oil supplies about 0.7% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_gilroydatacenter_united.
Data status
Known data
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 62.5 MW, Gilroy Data Center power station is well above the median oil plant in United States of America (7.2 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #96 largest oil power plant of 902 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 902 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 40,022 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
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- Hollister Solar LLC · Solar · 1.5 MW · California
- Enerparc CA1 LLC · Solar · 1.5 MW · California
- Ameresco Santa Cruz Energy · Waste · 3 MW · California
Location
Coordinates 37.01857692, -121.5605078 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Gilroy Data Center power station?
Gilroy Data Center power station is a 62.5 MW oil power plant in California, United States of America.