Coalinga Cogeneration Facility
Natural gas power plant · Fresno County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Aera Energy LLC-Coalinga
- County
- Fresno County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #204 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 50750
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.4 MW | 3.2 MW | 1988 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.4 MW | 3.2 MW | 1988 | 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
| Adelanto Solar Project | Solar | 6.8 MW |
| Coalinga 6C Cogen | Natural gas | 6.8 MW |
| Cymric 31X Cogen | Natural gas | 6.8 MW |
| Cymric 6Z Cogen | Natural gas | 6.8 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 6.8 MW solar plant and a 6.8 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