Desert Star Energy Center
San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E)Clark County
Desert Star Energy Center is SDG&E’s combined-cycle natural-gas plant in Boulder City, Nevada, formerly known as El Dorado. SDG&E acquired the facility in October 2011 and includes it at 485 MW in its 2026 resource forecast. The 366.4 MW EIA generator-nameplate total displayed here is a separate registry value; it should not be substituted for SDG&E’s portfolio rating.
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Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Desert Star Energy Center is operating.
CAISO
CAISO · Clark County
EIA plant 55077 · Inventory for Sep 2026.
| Generator | Technology | Status | Power (MW) | Energy (MWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ED01 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Operating | 170.9 | Unknown |
| ED02 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Out of service; expected to return in the next calendar year | 170.9 | Unknown |
| ED03 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Operating | 195.5 | Unknown |
Desert Star is an SDG&E-owned resource in Boulder City, Nevada. SDG&E includes it in the dispatchable generation portfolio used to serve its bundled customers; utility ownership and customer service territory have different geographic scopes.
Source: SDG&E 2026 ERRA resource forecast · as of 2025-05-15
Yes. SDG&E’s regulatory testimony identifies Desert Star as formerly El Dorado and records its October 2011 acquisition from El Dorado Energy, LLC, a Sempra subsidiary.
Source: SDG&E owned-generation testimony · as of 2024-06-03
SDG&E identifies two Siemens 501-FC combustion turbines and one Westinghouse steam turbine in a combined-cycle arrangement.
Source: SDG&E owned-generation testimony · as of 2024-06-03
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Current generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ED01 | 170.9 MW 140 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle CT | May 2000 | Operating |
| ED03 | 195.5 MW 170 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle CA | May 2000 | Operating |
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EIA-860 lists generator ED01, generator ED03 with this operating date.
Monthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
Answered from the published record above. Questions whose inputs this profile does not carry are omitted rather than estimated.
Desert Star is an SDG&E-owned resource in Boulder City, Nevada. SDG&E includes it in the dispatchable generation portfolio used to serve its bundled customers; utility ownership and customer service territory have different geographic scopes.
Yes. SDG&E’s regulatory testimony identifies Desert Star as formerly El Dorado and records its October 2011 acquisition from El Dorado Energy, LLC, a Sempra subsidiary.
SDG&E identifies two Siemens 501-FC combustion turbines and one Westinghouse steam turbine in a combined-cycle arrangement.
Desert Star Energy Center reports 366.4 MW natural gas of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Sep 2026.
Desert Star Energy Center is a Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle facility in Clark County, NV, participating in the CAISO market.
Desert Star Energy Center is in Clark County, NV, inside the CAISO balancing area.
Desert Star Energy Center is operated by Desert Star Energy Center SDG&E according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
Desert Star Energy Center reported 412.4 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
By capacity, Desert Star Energy Center ranks #338 of 540 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #8 of 12 in NV.
Plants within 25 km, nearest first, regardless of technology. Proximity is straight-line distance between mapped plant coordinates; it does not by itself establish a shared point of interconnection.