University of California Santa Cruz
Natural gas power plant · Santa Cruz County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- University of California Santa Cruz
- County
- Santa Cruz County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #200 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 50064
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 003 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 4.4 MW | 4.4 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| 246 | Solar Photovoltaic | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 2021 | Operating |
| 18027 | Batteries | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| 004 | Solar Photovoltaic | 0.2 MW | 0.2 MW | 2013 | 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
| Terra-Gen VG Wind LLC | Wind | 7.4 MW |
| USPS PV | Solar | 7.4 MW |
| Bishop Creek 2 | Hydro | 7.3 MW |
| Dark Sky Energy Center | Battery storage | 7.3 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 7.4 MW solar plant and a 7.4 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