Kingsburg Cogen
Natural gas power plant · Fresno County, California
Nameplate capacity
36 MW
Rank in California
#533
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1990
December 1990
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- KES Kingsburg LP
- County
- Fresno County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #160 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 10405
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 23 MW | 22 MW | 1990 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 13 MW | 12 MW | 1990 | 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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| FPL Energy Montezuma Winds LLC | Wind | 37 MW |
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| Sierra Pacific Quincy Facility | Other | 35 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 36 MW solar plant and a 36 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