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Power plants in Monterey County, California

23 operating power plants in Monterey County, California, with 2,170 MW of nameplate capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.

Plants

23

Nameplate capacity

2,170 MW

Net generation, 2025

2.50 TWh

Largest

Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybrid

1,848 MW

Largest power plants in Monterey County

#PlantMW2025 net generation, GWhGWh, 2025Capacity factorOperator
1Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant HybridNatural gas and battery storage1,8482,068–Dynegy -Moss Landing LLC
2King City Power PlantNatural gas13324.32.1%Calpine King City Cogen LLC
3Cal Flats BESSBattery storage60−11.0–Arevon Energy, Inc.
4King City PeakingNatural gas475.41.3%Calpine Corp-King City
5Salinas River CogenerationNatural gas3926276.8%Salinas River Cogeneration Co
6Foundation Dole Fresh VegetablesWind5.617.636.0%Foundation CA Fund X Manager LLC
7Marina Landfill GasLandfill gas5.19.521.3%Monterey Regional Waste Mgmt
8Blackjack SolarSolar4.09.025.5%South County Packing
9CA-DGS RFP-Salinas Valley State PrisonSolar3.37.826.8%Forefront Power, LLC
10Aera San Ardo Cogen FacilityNatural gas3.219.6–Aera Energy LLC-San Ardo
11TLR000 Hansen Fuel CellNatural gas3.019.975.6%2016 ESA Project Company, LLC
12D'Arrigo Brothers - Phase 4Solar and battery storage2.24.228.7%CalCom Energy
13Foundation Scheid VineyardsWind1.94.225.4%Foundation CA Fund VIII Manager, LLC
14Foundation California Training FacilityWind1.85.736.3%Foundation CA Fund IX Manager, LLC
15Foundation Mann PackingWind1.85.836.6%Foundation CA Fund IX Manager, LLC
16Foundation SaIinas Valley State PrisonWind1.84.931.0%Foundation CA Fund IX Manager, LLC
17Monterey One WaterBiomass1.88.453.1%Monterey One Water
18CA-DGS- RFP-Correctional Training FacSolar1.63.827.5%Forefront Power, LLC
19Ameresco Johnson CanyonLandfill gas1.410.081.4%Ameresco Johnson Canyon LLC
20Monterey Regional Water Pollution ControSolar1.01.113.1%Tesla Inc.
21City of Soledad Water ReclamationWind1.04.247.9%Foundation HA Energy Generation, LLC
22Taylor FarmsWind1.03.843.3%Foundation HA Energy Generation, LLC
23Taylor Farms - Schilling PlaceNatural gas1.08.192.6%Bloom Energy

MW is the nameplate capacity of operating generators and batteries. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources

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