Agnews Power Plant
Natural gas power plant · Santa Clara County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- OLS Energy-Agnews Inc.
- County
- Santa Clara County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #164 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 50748
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 24 MW | 21 MW | 1990 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 7.6 MW | 7.0 MW | 1990 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Mojave Siphon | Hydro | 33 MW |
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| Lost Hills/Blackwell | Solar | 32 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 32 MW solar plant and a 32 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All California power plants · What California actually generates