Los Medanos Energy Center, located in Pittsburg, California, is a highly efficient and environmentally conscious combined-cycle cogeneration facility. With advanced air emissions control technologies, the plant generates electricity and steam for neighboring industrial facilities and the California power market, utilizing natural gas as its primary energy source.
Owned by Calpine, the Los Medanos Energy Center features state-of-the-art recycled water facilities, which provide demineralized water for steam production, benefiting both the energy center and the local communities. With a commercial operation date in July 2001, the facility has a net interest of 518 megawatts for baseload and 572 megawatts with peaking, making it a significant contributor to the region's power supply.
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