Gas Utilization Facility
Other power plant · San Diego County, California
Nameplate capacity
6.1 MW
Rank in California
#941
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1985
June 1985
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Other Waste Biomass
- Operator
- City of San Diego
- County
- San Diego County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #89 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 50492
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other Waste Biomass | 2.3 MW | 2.3 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| 2 | Other Waste Biomass | 2.3 MW | 2.3 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.5 MW | 1.0 MW | 2002 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
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
| Kiefer Landfill Generating Phase II | Other | 6.2 MW |
| Black Butte | Hydro | 6.1 MW |
| Genentech Vacaville Meter #1 | Solar | 6.1 MW |
| Oxbow (CA) | Hydro | 6.1 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 6.1 MW solar plant and a 6.1 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