Brea Expansion Plant
Other power plant · Orange County, California
Nameplate capacity
36 MW
Rank in California
#534
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2012
November 2012
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- Brea Power II
- County
- Orange County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #33 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 58007
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G5 | Landfill Gas | 11 MW | 10 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| G1 | Landfill Gas | 6.3 MW | 6.8 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| G2 | Landfill Gas | 6.3 MW | 6.8 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| G3 | Landfill Gas | 6.3 MW | 6.8 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| G4 | Landfill Gas | 6.3 MW | 6.8 MW | 2012 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in California
| HL Power | Other | 36 MW |
| Kingsburg Cogen | Natural gas | 36 MW |
| Sierra Pacific Quincy Facility | Other | 35 MW |
| Paulsell | Solar | 35 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 36 MW solar plant and a 36 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