North Midway Cogen
Natural gas power plant · Kern County, California · not currently in service
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Chevron USA Inc
- County
- Kern County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #193 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 52078
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.5 MW | 3.0 MW | 1986 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| GEN8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.5 MW | 3.0 MW | 1986 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| GEN9 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.5 MW | 3.0 MW | 1986 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
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
| Rancho Seco Solar, LLC | Solar | 11 MW |
| Marin Clean Energy Solar One | Solar | 11 MW |
| Narrows PH | Hydro | 10 MW |
| Venice Hydro | Hydro | 10 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 11 MW solar plant and a 11 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