Cold Canyon 1
Other power plant · San Luis Obispo County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- Toro Energy of California SLO
- County
- San Luis Obispo County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #137 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 58379
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W3998 | Landfill Gas | 1.5 MW | 1.5 MW | 2013 | Operating |
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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| Civic Center East | Solar | 1.5 MW |
| Cloverdale Solar I | Solar | 1.5 MW |
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| Coronus Adelanto West 1 | Solar | 1.5 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 1.5 MW solar plant and a 1.5 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