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Natural gas power plant · San Diego County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- DTE San Diego COGEN Inc.
- County
- San Diego County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #191 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 10175
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1711 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 4.8 MW | 4.8 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| 0799 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2000 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 5083 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.5 MW | 1.5 MW | 2010 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 5084 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.5 MW | 1.5 MW | 2010 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 5085 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.5 MW | 1.5 MW | 2010 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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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| Berry NMW Cogens | Natural gas | 11 MW |
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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 11 MW solar plant and a 11 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