Pastoria Energy Facility, LLC
Natural gas power plant · Kern County, California
Nameplate capacity
779 MW
Rank in California
#17
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2005
May 2005
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Calpine Corp - Pastoria Energy Center
- County
- Kern County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.72%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #11 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 55656
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST03 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 185 MW | 165 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| CT01 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 168 MW | 172 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| CT02 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 168 MW | 172 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| CT04 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 168 MW | 165 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| ST05 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 90 MW | 83 MW | 2005 | 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
| Marsh Landing Generating Station | Natural gas | 828 MW |
| Sentinel Energy Center, LLC | Natural gas | 800 MW |
| Shasta | Hydro | 714 MW |
| Colusa Generating Station | Natural gas | 712 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 779 MW solar plant and a 779 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