The Los Esteros Critical Energy Facility is a power plant in San Jose, California, operated by Calpine. Located near the San Jose-Milpitas border, it began operations in 2003 with an initial capacity of 188 megawatts.Calpine natural gas plant upgrade ongoing; near San Jose-Milpitas border In 2013 it was upgraded to 309 megawatts.Two New Calpine Power Plants Begin Commercial Operations in California The facility uses four natural gas turbines run as a combined-cycle facility where the exhaust from the gas turbine is used to create steam that drives a steam generator.
See also
List of power stations in California
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