Sycamore Cogeneration
Natural gas power plant · Kern County, California
Nameplate capacity
300 MW
Rank in California
#76
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1987
December 1987
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Sycamore Cogeneration Co
- County
- Kern County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.28%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #40 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 50134
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTAG | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 75 MW | 75 MW | 1987 | Operating |
| GTBG | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 75 MW | 75 MW | 1987 | Operating |
| GTCG | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 75 MW | 75 MW | 1987 | Operating |
| GTDG | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 75 MW | 75 MW | 1987 | 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
| Kern River Cogeneration | Natural gas | 300 MW |
| New Melones | Hydro | 300 MW |
| Stateline Solar | Solar | 300 MW |
| Edwards Sanborn E1A | Solar | 293 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 300 MW solar plant and a 300 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