Hanford Energy Park Peaker
Natural gas power plant · Kings County, California
Nameplate capacity
92 MW
Rank in California
#301
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2001
September 2001
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- MRP San Joaquin Energy LLC.
- County
- Kings County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.09%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #82 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 55698
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEP1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 46 MW | 46 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| HEP2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 46 MW | 46 MW | 2001 | 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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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 92 MW solar plant and a 92 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