Gateway Generating Station

Gateway Generating Station, formerly Contra Costa Unit 8 Power Project, is a combined-cycle, natural-gas-fired power station in Contra Costa County, , which provides power to half a million customers in northern and central California.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Power station
  • Description: natural gas-fired power station in California
  • Also known as: “Contra Costa Power Plant”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Antioch Bridge and Antioch station.

Bridge
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The is an automobile, bicycle, and pedestrian bridge in the United States. Located in , it crosses the San Joaquin River-Stockton Deepwater Shipping Channel, linking in with in southern , near . is situated 1 mile northeast of Gateway Generating Station.

Railway station
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is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station on the Yellow Line. It is located in the median of Highway 4 at Hillcrest Avenue in . is the eastern terminus of the BART to Antioch section of the line. is situated 2 miles southwest of Gateway Generating Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oakley and Antioch.

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is in the east part of Contra Costa County in the Bay Area to the east of Antioch.

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is the third-most populous city in , United States. The city is located in the region of the along the .

Hamlet
is a former unincorporated community now annexed to in , . It lies at an elevation of 43 feet. It is west of on the far edge of the county. is situated 4½ miles southeast of Gateway Generating Station.

Gateway Generating Station

Latitude
38.01635° or 38° 0′ 59″ north
Longitude
-121.75868° or 121° 45′ 31″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Inception
January 2009
Operator
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Open location code
84CW268R+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 936123966
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Geo­Names ID
7141868
Wiki­data ID
Q104853854
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In Other Languages

“Gateway Generating Station” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “গেটওয়ে জেনারেটিং স্টেশন”

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