Dynegy Oakland Power Plant

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Dynegy Oakland Power Plant is an operating power station of at least 149-megawatts (MW) in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Dynegy Oakland Power Plant	Oakland, Alameda, California, United States	37.79675, -122.28185 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• GEN1, GEN2, GEN3: 37.79675, -122.28185

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	CHP	Start year	Retired year
GEN1	Operating	fossil liquids: fuel oil, fossil liquids: jet fuel	74.5	gas turbine	no	1978	–
GEN2	Retired	fossil liquids: fuel oil, fossil liquids: jet fuel	74.5	gas turbine	no	1978	2021
GEN3	Operating	fossil liquids: fuel oil, fossil liquids: jet fuel	74.5	gas turbine	no	1978	–

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
GEN1	Dynegy Oakland LLC [100%]	Dynegy Inc
GEN2	Dynegy Oakland LLC [100%]	Dynegy Inc
GEN3	Dynegy Oakland LLC [100%]	Dynegy Inc

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