SunSelect1
Natural gas power plant · Kern County, California
Nameplate capacity
6.6 MW
Rank in California
#928
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2018
June 2018
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- SunSelect Produce (California) Inc
- County
- Kern County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #207 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 61754
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 3.3 MW | 3.3 MW | 2018 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 3.3 MW | 3.3 MW | 2018 | 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
| South | Hydro | 6.7 MW |
| Spaulding 3 | Hydro | 6.6 MW |
| WWTP Power Generation Station | Other | 6.6 MW |
| Coram Tehachapi | Wind | 6.5 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 6.6 MW solar plant and a 6.6 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