Nameplate capacity
142 MW
Rank in California
#198
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1980
July 1980
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Modesto Irrigation District
- County
- Stanislaus County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.13%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #4 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 151
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | 71 MW | 54 MW | 1980 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 71 MW | 54 MW | 1981 | 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
| Tule Wind LLC | Wind | 143 MW |
| Poe | Hydro | 143 MW |
| Pit 5 | Hydro | 142 MW |
| Panoche Valley Solar Farm | Solar | 140 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 142 MW solar plant and a 142 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