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Malaga Power LLC

Natural gas power plant · Fresno County, California

Nameplate capacity
121 MW
Rank in California
#232
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2005
September 2005

Details

Primary fuel
Natural gas
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Operator
CalPeak Power, LLC
County
Fresno County
Generating units
2
Share of state capacity
0.11%
Rank among natural gas plants in California
#68 of 309
EIA plant code
56239

Generating units

Individual generating units at Malaga Power LLC
UnitTechnologyNameplateSummerOnlineStatus
GT-1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine61 MW48 MW2005Operating
GT-2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine61 MW48 MW2005Operating

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 121 MW solar plant and a 121 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