Univ of San Francisco Cogen
Natural gas power plant · San Francisco County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- University of San Francisco
- County
- San Francisco County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #266 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 50089
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-17 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.5 MW | 1.4 MW | 1987 | Out of service but expected to return to service in next calendar year |
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 1.5 MW solar plant and a 1.5 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