CP Kelco San Diego Plant
Natural gas power plant · San Diego County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- CP Kelco US Inc.
- County
- San Diego County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #169 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 52147
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 10 MW | 9.3 MW | 1983 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 10 MW | 9.3 MW | 1983 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 9.2 MW | 9.2 MW | 1983 | 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
| Tulloch | Hydro | 30 MW |
| Diamond Valley Lake | Hydro | 30 MW |
| Wadham Energy | Other | 29 MW |
| Oxnard Paper Mill | Natural gas | 29 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 29 MW solar plant and a 29 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