Taft 26C Cogen
Natural gas power plant · Kern County, California
Nameplate capacity
12 MW
Rank in California
#795
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1982
July 1982
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Chevron USA Inc
- County
- Kern County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #187 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 52085
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.1 MW | 2.7 MW | 1982 | Operating |
| TG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.1 MW | 2.7 MW | 1982 | Operating |
| TG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.1 MW | 2.7 MW | 1982 | Operating |
| TG4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.1 MW | 2.7 MW | 1982 | 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
| El Nido Facility | Other | 13 MW |
| Cymric 36W Cogen | Natural gas | 12 MW |
| Coleman PH | Hydro | 12 MW |
| Rollins | Hydro | 12 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 12 MW solar plant and a 12 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