Largest natural gas power plants in CAISO

Natural gas power plants ranked by EIA-reported nameplate capacity. Rankings use EIA-anchored plant records in CAISO.

Plants
256
Ranked operating records
EIA nameplate capacity
30.4 GW
Sum across this peer set
Largest
1,612 MW
Ormond Beach

Natural gas capacity ranking

256 matching plants·ranked by nameplate capacity

RankPlantCapacity
51Gilroy Power PlantCalpine Gilroy Cogen LP130 MW
52MalburgCity of Vernon130 MW
53Malaga Power LLCCalPeak Power, LLC121 MW
54Orange Grove Peaking FacilityOrange Grove Energy LP118 MW
55Border Hybrid Energy CenterCalPeak Power, LLC114.6 MW
56Marathon Bay Area CogenTesoro Marketing & Refining Co. LLC (Martinez)113.5 MW
57Harbor CogenHarbor Cogeneration Co.107.4 MW
58Miramar Energy FacilitySan Diego Gas & Electric Co106 MW
59Martinez RefiningMartinez Refining Co100 MW
60Larkspur Energy FacilityDiamond Generating Corporation99.8 MW
61Henrietta PeakerMRP San Joaquin Energy LLC.98 MW
62South Belridge Cogeneration FacilityAERA Energy LLC94.2 MW
63Hanford Energy Park PeakerMRP San Joaquin Energy LLC.92.2 MW
64Fresno Cogen PartnersWellhead Services, Inc86.8 MW
65Greenleaf 1Calpine Greenleaf Holding, Inc.69.8 MW
66OxnardProcter&Gamble Paper Products Co-Oxnard68.7 MW
67GianeraCity of Santa Clara - (CA)64.6 MW
68Algonquin Power Sanger LLCAlgonquin Power Sanger LLC61.5 MW
69Agua Mansa Power PlantE I Colton LLC60.5 MW
70CalPeak Power Panoche Peaker PlantCalPeak Power, LLC60.5 MW
71CalPeak Power Vaca Dixon Peaker PlantCalPeak Power, LLC60.5 MW
72Delano Energy CenterWellhead Services, Inc60.5 MW
73El Cajon Energy CenterWellhead Services, Inc60.5 MW
74Center HybridSouthern California Edison Co59.8 MW
75Grapeland HybridSouthern California Edison Co59.8 MW
76CalPeak Power Enterprise Peaker PlantCalPeak Power, LLC58.9 MW
77EllwoodEllwood Power, LLC58 MW
78THUMSTHUMS Long Beach Company57.4 MW
79Wellhead Power PanocheWellhead Services, Inc56.7 MW
80Carson CogenerationCarson Cogeneration Co55.8 MW
81AlamedaNorthern California Power Agny54.8 MW
82Escondido Energy CenterWellhead Services, Inc54 MW
83Goal Line LPGoal Line LP51.4 MW
84Combustion Turbine Project No 2Northern California Power Agny50 MW
85Valero Refinery Cogeneration Unit 1Valero Refining Co California49.9 MW
86Yuba City Cogen PartnersWellhead Services, Inc49.9 MW
87Barre PeakerSouthern California Edison Co49.8 MW
88Double C Generation Limited PartnershipWCAC Operating Company49.8 MW
89High Sierra LimitedWCAC Operating Company49.8 MW
90Kern Front LimitedWCAC Operating Company49.8 MW
91McGrath PeakerSouthern California Edison Co49.8 MW
92Mira Loma PeakerSouthern California Edison Co49.8 MW
93Chowchilla IICalifornia Power Holdings LLC49.6 MW
94AltaGas Ripon Energy Inc.AltaGas Ripon Energy Inc.49.5 MW
95Greenleaf 2 Power PlantGreenleaf Energy LLC49.5 MW
96Clearwater Power PlantCity of Riverside - (CA)49 MW
97Kern River Eastridge CogenChevron USA Inc48.8 MW
98Cuyamaca Peak Energy PlantSan Diego Gas & Electric Co48.7 MW
99E F Oxnard Energy FacilityEF Oxnard, LLC48.5 MW
100US BoraxU S Borax Inc48.2 MW

Capacity is EIA-reported nameplate capacity, not seasonal capability or available operating capacity. A plant can include multiple generators and technologies; hybrid plants may appear in multiple peer groups.