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San Diego State University

Natural gas power plant · San Diego County, California

Nameplate capacity

15 MW

Rank in California

#752

of 1,897 plants

In service since

2002

September 2002

Details

Primary fuel: Natural gas
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Operator: San Diego State University
County: San Diego County
Generating units: 7
Share of state capacity: 0.01%
Rank among natural gas plants in California: #178 of 309
EIA plant code: 50061

Generating units

Individual generating units at San Diego State University
Unit	Technology	Nameplate	Summer	Online	Status
GEN2	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	5.1 MW	4.5 MW	2002	Operating
GEN3	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	5.1 MW	4.5 MW	2002	Operating
GEN4	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	4.1 MW	2.1 MW	2002	Operating
GEN6	Solar Photovoltaic	0.3 MW	0.3 MW	2011	Operating
GEN7	Solar Photovoltaic	0.3 MW	0.3 MW	2012	Operating
GEN5	Solar Photovoltaic	0.1 MW	0.1 MW	2009	Operating
GEN8	Solar Photovoltaic	0.1 MW	0.1 MW	2014	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 15 MW solar plant and a 15 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