PG&E Pittsburg Power Plant

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Pittsburg Power Plant (PPP) is a natural gas-fired steam electric generating facility located in an
unincorporated section of the city of Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, owned and operated by
Mirant Delta, LLC. The facility site is in the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta on the southern bank
of Suisun Bay near New York Point. PPP currently operates three steam-generating units (Units
5, 6, and 7), although only Units 5 and 6 use once-through cooling systems. Unit 7 is cooled by a
closed-cycle system consisting of two crossflow wet cooling towers and a cooling canal. Units 1–
4 have been retired from service.
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Coordinates:   38°2'9"N   121°54'38"W

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  • The spelling of this Pittsburg does not have an "h" on the end. The power plant uses oil and gas-fired boilers for steam generation. As of 1980, seven units made up the power plant with units 1-4 capable of producing 110 megawatts each, units 5&6 capable of producing 330 megawatts each and unit 7 produced 750 megawatts.
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