Rockwood
Natural gas power plant · Imperial County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Imperial Irrigation District
- County
- Imperial County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #119 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 7824
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 25 MW | 21 MW | 1979 | Operating |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 25 MW | 21 MW | 1980 | 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
| McGrath Peaker | Natural gas | 50 MW |
| Mira Loma Peaker | Natural gas | 50 MW |
| Walnut | Natural gas | 50 MW |
| Chowchilla II | Natural gas | 50 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 50 MW solar plant and a 50 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