Plant No 1 Orange County
Other power plant · Orange County, California
Nameplate capacity
7.5 MW
Rank in California
#903
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1993
June 1993
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Other Waste Biomass
- Operator
- Orange County Sanitation Dist
- County
- Orange County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #83 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 50696
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Other Waste Biomass | 2.5 MW | 2.4 MW | 1993 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Other Waste Biomass | 2.5 MW | 2.4 MW | 1993 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Other Waste Biomass | 2.5 MW | 2.4 MW | 1993 | Operating |
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 7.5 MW solar plant and a 7.5 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