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Hoag Hospital Cogen Plant

Natural gas power plant · Orange County, California

Nameplate capacity
5.5 MW
Rank in California
#970
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2006
July 2006

Details

Primary fuel
Natural gas
Technology
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Operator
Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital
County
Orange County
Generating units
4
Share of state capacity
0.01%
Rank among natural gas plants in California
#214 of 309
EIA plant code
58223

Generating units

Individual generating units at Hoag Hospital Cogen Plant
UnitTechnologyNameplateSummerOnlineStatus
1Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.5 MW1.2 MW2006Operating
2Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.5 MW1.2 MW2006Operating
3Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.5 MW1.2 MW2006Operating
TESLABatteries1.0 MW1.0 MW2020Operating

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 5.5 MW solar plant and a 5.5 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