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
101Creed Energy CenterCreed Energy Center LLC48 MW
102Enchanted Rock LodiEnchanted Rock48 MW
103Goose Haven Energy CenterGoose Haven Energy Center48 MW
104Wolfskill Energy CenterGilroy Energy Center LLC48 MW
105King City PeakingCalpine Corp-King City47.3 MW
106Yuba City Energy CenterCalpine Corp-Yuba City47.3 MW
107Feather River Energy CenterCalpine Corp-Yuba City47 MW
108Lambie Energy CenterGilroy Energy Center LLC47 MW
109Riverview Energy CenterGilroy Energy Center for Riverview47 MW
110Red BluffCalifornia Power Holdings LLC46.4 MW
111Badger Creek LimitedWCAC Operating Company46 MW
112Bear Mountain LimitedWCAC Operating Company46 MW
113Chalk Cliff LimitedWCAC Operating Company46 MW
114Live Oak LimitedWCAC Operating Company46 MW
115McKittrick LimitedWCAC Operating Company46 MW
116Century Generating FacilityColton Power LP44.8 MW
117Drews Generating FacilityColton Power LP44.8 MW
118Berry Placerita CogenShadow Wolf Energy42.8 MW
119Springs Generating StationCity of Riverside - (CA)40 MW
120Salinas River CogenerationSalinas River Cogeneration Co38.9 MW
121Berry CogenBerry Petroleum Co38.7 MW
122Chula Vista Energy CenterWellhead Services, Inc37.2 MW
123Kingsburg CogenKES Kingsburg LP36.2 MW
124New-Indy Ontario MillNew-Indy Ontario LLC33 MW
125University of California San Diego HybriUniversity of California San Diego33 MW
126Agnews Power PlantOLS Energy-Agnews Inc.32 MW
127CSUCI Site AuthorityCSUCI Site Authority31.1 MW
128CamChino Leasing LLCCamChino Leasing LLC30.8 MW
129Oxnard Paper MillNew-Indy, Oxnard LLC29 MW
130PE BerkeleyBerkeley Cogeneration Facility28.5 MW
131Western Power & Steam IncWestern Power and Steam II LLC27.7 MW
132Southeast Kern River CogenChevron USA Inc24 MW
133CP Kelco San Diego PlantCP Kelco US Inc.19.2 MW
134UCI Facilities Management Central PlantUniversity of California Irvine19 MW
135Berry Cogen Tanne Hills 18Berry Petroleum Co18 MW
136MCAGCC Cogen PlantDOD USMC Marine Air Ground Combat16.4 MW
137San Diego State UniversitySan Diego State University15.1 MW
138SJ/SC WPCPSan Jose/Santa Clara Water P C14 MW
139Coalinga 25D CogenChevron USA Inc13.6 MW
140Parnassus Central Utility PlantUniversity of California-San Francisco13.4 MW
141Glass House Camarillo CultivationGlass House Camarillo Cultivation13.2 MW
142California Institute of TechnologyCalifornia Institute-Technology13 MW
143Cymric 36W CogenChevron USA Inc12.4 MW
144Taft 26C CogenChevron USA Inc12.4 MW
145McKittrick CogenChevron USA Inc12 MW
146H. GonzalesCity of Vernon11.8 MW
147Berry NMW CogensBerry Petroleum Co11.4 MW
148Loma Linda University CogenLoma Linda University10.4 MW
149Blacksand Generating FacilityBridge Energy LLC9.6 MW
150CSUF TrigenerationCalifornia State University at Fullerton8.9 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.