Richard J Donovan Correctional Facility
Natural gas power plant · San Diego County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- California Dept of Corrections
- County
- San Diego County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #247 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 54936
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 2.6 MW | 2.2 MW | 1987 | 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
| Montgomery Creek Hydro | Hydro | 2.6 MW |
| Reedley Community College Solar | Solar | 2.6 MW |
| Riverside Community College | Solar | 2.6 MW |
| Thermo Fisher Pleasanton | Solar | 2.6 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 2.6 MW solar plant and a 2.6 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