La Paloma Generating Plant
Natural gas power plant · Kern County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- CXA La Paloma LLC
- County
- Kern County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 1.07%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #3 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 55151
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 289 MW | 253 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 289 MW | 252 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 289 MW | 252 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 289 MW | 253 MW | 2003 | 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
| Ormond Beach | Natural gas | 1,612 MW |
| Geysers Unit 5-20 | Other | 1,236 MW |
| AES Alamitos LLC | Natural gas | 1,115 MW |
| Helms Pumped Storage | Hydro | 1,053 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 1,156 MW solar plant and a 1,156 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