Substation · United States
Metcalf Substation
Operator Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Not statedData checked 11 November 2026
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Metcalf Substation is a substation 13 km north-west of Morgan Hill, United States. Its status in the OpenStreetMap is not stated. There are 4 other energy sites within 10 km. The register holds one incident at this site, the latest in 2013.
Incidents on the register at this site
In April 2013, the Metcalf transmission substation near San Jose, California, operated by Pacific Gas and Electric, was attacked by one or more people firing rifles at the site from outside the perimeter fence. Public reporting stated that around 17...
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The site
- Technology
- Substation (500 kV substation)
- Status
- Not stated (Mapped in OpenStreetMap; the map does not say whether it is running)
- Operator
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company
- Location
- , United States
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Questions
- Has Metcalf Substation had a fire or other incident?
- Yes. The register holds one incident that names it: Coordinated ranged attack on Metcalf transmission substation near San Jose (EIR-0020, 2013).
- What is the status of Metcalf Substation?
- Not stated, in the OpenStreetMap.
- Where is Metcalf Substation?
- 13 km north-west of Morgan Hill, United States.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under the Open Database Licence (ODbL), openstreetmap.org/copyright. The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Nearest town: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).