Plant No 2 Orange County
Other power plant · Orange County, California
Nameplate capacity
16 MW
Rank in California
#747
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
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #59 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 52099
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Other Waste Biomass | 3.0 MW | 2.7 MW | 1993 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Other Waste Biomass | 3.0 MW | 2.7 MW | 1993 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Other Waste Biomass | 3.0 MW | 2.7 MW | 1993 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Other Waste Biomass | 3.0 MW | 2.7 MW | 1993 | Operating |
| GEN5 | Other Waste Biomass | 3.0 MW | 2.7 MW | 1993 | Operating |
| GEN6 | All Other | 1.0 MW | 0.9 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.
Similarly sized plants in California
| Wise | Hydro | 16 MW |
| Sand Bar Power Plant | Hydro | 16 MW |
| CED Avenal | Solar | 16 MW |
| EDF Renewable Windfarm V Inc | Wind | 16 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 16 MW solar plant and a 16 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