California Institute of Technology
Natural gas power plant · Los Angeles County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- California Institute-Technology
- County
- Los Angeles County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #185 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 10262
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 11 MW | 9.0 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| GEN7 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 2.5 MW | 2.1 MW | 2003 | 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
| Rush Creek | Hydro | 13 MW |
| Bear Canyon | Battery storage | 13 MW |
| UC Davis South Campus | Solar | 13 MW |
| Wildflower Solar 1 | Solar | 13 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 13 MW solar plant and a 13 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