South Belridge Cogeneration Facility
Natural gas power plant · Kern County, California
Nameplate capacity
94 MW
Rank in California
#298
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1985
December 1985
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- AERA Energy LLC
- County
- Kern County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.09%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #80 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 50752
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 31 MW | 19 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 31 MW | 19 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 31 MW | 19 MW | 1986 | 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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| Strauss Wind Farm | Wind | 95 MW |
| Exchequer | Hydro | 95 MW |
| Coachella | Natural gas | 92 MW |
| Coso Finance Partners | Other | 92 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 94 MW solar plant and a 94 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