Chula Vista Energy Center
Natural gas power plant · San Diego County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Wellhead Services, Inc
- County
- San Diego County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #159 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 55540
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 37 MW | 37 MW | 2001 | 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
| Middle Gorge | Hydro | 38 MW |
| Upper Gorge | Hydro | 38 MW |
| FPL Energy Montezuma Winds LLC | Wind | 37 MW |
| HL Power | Other | 36 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 37 MW solar plant and a 37 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