Ormond Beach
Natural gas power plant · Ventura County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Ormond Beach Power, LLC
- County
- Ventura County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 1.49%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #2 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 350
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 806 MW | 741 MW | 1971 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 806 MW | 750 MW | 1973 | 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
| Haynes | Natural gas | 1,739 MW |
| Castaic | Hydro | 1,682 MW |
| Geysers Unit 5-20 | Other | 1,236 MW |
| La Paloma Generating Plant | Natural gas | 1,156 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 1,612 MW solar plant and a 1,612 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