Sunrise Power LLC
Natural gas power plant · Kern County, California
Nameplate capacity
685 MW
Rank in California
#23
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2001
June 2001
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Sunrise Power Co LLC
- County
- Kern County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.64%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #16 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 55182
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STG | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 264 MW | 245 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| X718 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 211 MW | 158 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| X719 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 211 MW | 158 MW | 2001 | 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
| AES Huntington Beach Energy Project | Natural gas | 699 MW |
| Valley (CA) | Natural gas | 691 MW |
| Menifee Power Bank | Battery storage | 680 MW |
| Los Medanos Energy Center | Natural gas | 678 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 685 MW solar plant and a 685 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