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Diablo Canyon

Nuclear power plant · San Luis Obispo County, California

Nameplate capacity
2,323 MW
Rank in California
#1
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1985
May 1985

Details

Primary fuel
Nuclear
Technology
Nuclear
Operator
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
County
San Luis Obispo County
Generating units
2
Share of state capacity
2.15%
Rank among nuclear plants in California
#1 of 1
EIA plant code
6099

Generating units

Individual generating units at Diablo Canyon
UnitTechnologyNameplateSummerOnlineStatus
2Nuclear1,164 MW1,118 MW1986Operating
1Nuclear1,159 MW1,122 MW1985Operating

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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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 2,323 MW solar plant and a 2,323 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