Wellhead Power Panoche
Natural gas power plant · Fresno County, California
Nameplate capacity
57 MW
Rank in California
#400
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1973
August 1973
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Wellhead Services, Inc
- County
- Fresno County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #104 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 55874
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 57 MW | 57 MW | 1973 | Operating |
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 57 MW solar plant and a 57 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