Mariposa Energy Project

The Mariposa Energy Project (MEP) is located in northeastern Alameda County, approximately 7 miles northwest of Tracy, 7 miles east of Livermore, 6 miles south of Byron, and approximately 2.5 miles west of the community of Mountain House. The facility is southeast of the intersection of Bruns Road and Kelso Road on a 10-acre portion of a 158-acre parcel (known as the Lee Property) immediately south of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company Bethany Compressor Station and 230 kilovolt Kelso Substation.

MEP is a 200-megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired, simple-cycle generating facility consisting of four General Electric (GE) LM6000 PC-SPRINT combustion turbine generators and associated equipment. Linear facilities include a 580-foot natural gas pipeline and a 1.8-mile water connection with the Byron Bethany Irrigation District.

On July 30, 2015, the California Energy Commission approved a Post-Certification Amendment (TN 205635) for the installation of supplemental, temporary water storage tanks for use during a possible water curtailment. The backup temporary water supply tanks were necessary to ensure an adequate water supply to MEP if water delivery was curtailed.