Stanton Energy Reliability Center Hybrid
Natural gas power plant · Orange County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Wellhead Services, Inc
- County
- Orange County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.15%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #59 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 60698
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 71 MW | 71 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 71 MW | 71 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| BESS1 | Batteries | 10 MW | 10 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| BESS2 | Batteries | 10 MW | 10 MW | 2020 | 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 161 MW solar plant and a 161 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