Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant
| Donald Von Raesfeld (DVR) Power Plant | |
|---|---|
  Location of DVR in Santa Clara, California | |
| Location |
850 Duane Avenue Santa Clara, California |
| Coordinates | 37°22′37″N 121°57′4″W / 37.37694°N 121.95111°WCoordinates: 37°22′37″N 121°57′4″W / 37.37694°N 121.95111°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 24 March 2005 |
| Owner(s) | Silicon Valley Power |
| Operator(s) | Silicon Valley Power |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Combined cycle? | Yes |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2×1 combined-cycle (2 CT, 1 ST) |
| Make and model | GE LM6000 Sprint CT |
| Nameplate capacity | 147 MW peak (2×50MW CT; 1×22MW ST; 25MW peak-firing) |
The Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant is a natural gas power plant in Santa Clara, California, operated by Silicon Valley Power. Located near the San Jose International Airport it began operations in 2005 with a capacity of 147 megawatts.[1][2]
Infrastructure co-location
The Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant is located in a significant Silicon Valley Data Center Park. It, along with a Silicon Valley Power major substation a block away, provide redundant high capacity power sources. In close proximity are major long-haul hubs for several Tier 1 Internet backbone providers for redundant high capacity Internet connection. Many large private and co-location data centers are located in the area.
The area bounded by Hwy 101, Lafayette St, Central Expressway, Scott Boulevard and San Tomas Expressway.
See also
References
- ↑ City of Santa Clara Electric Resources - Silicon Valley Power
- ↑ Silicon Valley Power; City of Santa Clara (October 2002). "2.0 Project Description". Application for Certification for the Pico Power Project (PDF) (Report). California Energy Commission. Retrieved 2 May 2016.