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Compare power plants

Registry, engineering, and operating metrics shown on a consistent EIA basis.

MetricPalomar Energy
San Diego County
Carlsbad Energy Center
San Diego County
Capacity559 MW659 MW
TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
OperatorSan Diego Gas & Electric CoNRG California Peaker Operations LLC
Operating units35
Latest 12-month generation1.18 TWh190.6 GWh
Latest complete-year capacity factor30.0% (2025)3.7% (2025)
National technology rank#278 of 538#56 of 825
Latest EIA report2026-062026-06

Generation comes from EIA-923. Capacity, unit counts, technology, and reporting relationships come from EIA-860. Incomplete reporting years are excluded from capacity-factor comparisons.