Kings Beach
Other power plant · Placer County, California
Nameplate capacity
15 MW
Rank in California
#757
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2008
October 2008
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Liberty Utilities (CalPeco Electric) LLC
- County
- Placer County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #61 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 6518
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KB1 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.5 MW | 2.0 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| KB2 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.5 MW | 2.0 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| KB3 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.5 MW | 2.0 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| KB4 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.5 MW | 2.0 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| KB5 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.5 MW | 2.0 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| KB6 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.5 MW | 2.0 MW | 2008 | 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
| CED Ducor 3 | Solar | 15 MW |
| Five Points Solar Station | Solar | 15 MW |
| Mammoth G2 | Other | 15 MW |
| Mammoth G3 | Other | 15 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 15 MW solar plant and a 15 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