Power plants in San Diego County, California
103 operating power plants in San Diego County, California, with 5,002 MW of nameplate capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.
Plants
103
Nameplate capacity
5,002 MW
Net generation, 2025
4.83 TWh
98 of 103 plants reported
Largest power plants in San Diego County
| # | Plant | MW | GWh, 2025 | Capacity factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otay Mesa Generating ProjectNatural gas | 711 | 1,630 | 26.2% |
| 2 | Carlsbad Energy CenterNatural gas | 659 | 216 | 3.7% |
| 3 | Palomar EnergyNatural gas | 559 | 1,470 | 30.0% |
| 4 | Pio Pico Energy CenterNatural gas | 395 | 46.9 | 1.4% |
| 5 | Nighthawk Energy Storage, LLCBattery storage | 300 | – | – |
| 6 | Gateway Energy Storage SystemBattery storage | 250 | −19.0 | – |
| 7 | Peregrine Energy Storage LLCBattery storage | 200 | −10.8* | – |
| 8 | Tule Wind LLCWind | 143 | 365 | 29.1% |
| 9 | Orange Grove Peaking FacilityNatural gas | 118 | 9.1 | 0.9% |
| 10 | Border Hybrid Energy CenterNatural gas and battery storage | 115 | 9.1 | – |
| 11 | Miramar Energy FacilityNatural gas | 106 | 7.0 | 0.8% |
| 12 | Ocotillo WellsSolar and battery storage | 100 | 108 | 24.7% |
| 13 | Pome BESSBattery storage | 100 | −7.9* | – |
| 14 | Larkspur Energy FacilityNatural gas | 100 | 23.0 | 2.6% |
| 15 | Valley Center 85Battery storage | 85 | −13.8 | – |
| 16 | El Cajon Energy CenterNatural gas | 61 | 19.8 | 3.7% |
| 17 | CalPeak Power Enterprise Peaker PlantNatural gas | 59 | 2.2 | 0.4% |
| 18 | Escondido Energy CenterNatural gas | 54 | 3.2 | 0.7% |
| 19 | Valley Center 54Battery storage | 54 | −8.5 | – |
| 20 | Goal Line LPNatural gas | 51 | 7.4 | 1.6% |
| 21 | Kumeyaay WindWind | 50 | 131 | 29.8% |
| 22 | Chula Vista Energy Center 2Battery storage | 50 | – | – |
| 23 | Ventasso Energy Storage, LLCBattery storage | 50 | – | – |
| 24 | North Johnson Energy CenterBattery storage | 50 | – | – |
| 25 | Cuyamaca Peak Energy PlantNatural gas | 49 | 9.7 | 2.3% |
| 26 | Fallbrook Energy StorageBattery storage | 40 | −8.6 | – |
| 27 | Vista Energy Storage SystemBattery storage | 40 | −3.7 | – |
| 28 | Chula Vista Energy CenterNatural gas | 37 | 0.4 | 0.1% |
| 29 | University of California San Diego HybriNatural gas | 33 | 207* | – |
| 30 | Top Gun Energy StorageBattery storage | 30 | −6.0 | – |
| 31 | Solar Borrego ISolar | 26 | 61.3 | 26.9% |
| 32 | Jacumba Solar FarmSolar | 20 | 46.3 | 26.4% |
| 33 | Melrose BESSBattery storage | 20 | −2.4 | – |
| 34 | CP Kelco San Diego PlantNatural gas | 19 | 74.9 | 29.3% |
| 35 | San Diego State UniversityNatural gas | 15 | 53.4 | 40.4% |
| 36 | Kearny North Energy StorageBattery storage | 10 | −0.4 | – |
| 37 | Kearny South Energy StorageBattery storage | 10 | −1.9 | – |
| 38 | Paradise Energy StorageBattery storage | 10 | −1.5 | – |
| 39 | Clairemont Energy StorageBattery storage | 10 | −1.3 | – |
| 40 | Elliott Energy StorageBattery storage | 10 | −1.5 | – |
| 41 | Boulevard Energy StorageBattery storage | 10 | −1.1 | – |
| 42 | Pala Gomez Creek BESSBattery storage | 10 | −1.7 | – |
| 43 | Santee BESSBattery storage | 10 | – | – |
| 44 | El Cajon Energy StorageBattery storage | 7.5 | −0.6 | – |
| 45 | MM San Diego-MiramarLandfill gas | 7.3 | 39.6 | – |
| 46 | Dark Sky Energy CenterBattery storage | 7.3 | −0.2 | – |
| 47 | Amazon SAN3 Solar ProjectSolar and battery storage | 7.0 | 8.4 | 21.4% |
| 48 | Genentech-Oceanside HybridSolar and battery storage | 6.5 | 6.1 | 15.6% |
| 49 | Desert Green Solar Farm LLCSolar | 6.3 | 10.5 | 19.0% |
| 50 | EnerSmart Chula Vista Sub StationBattery storage | 6.0 | −0.5 | – |
| 51 | Red MountainHydro | 5.9 | 0.0 | – |
| 52 | Sycamore Energy LLCLandfill gas | 5.4 | 23.3 | 49.3% |
| 53 | Naval Hospital Medical CenterNatural gas | 5.3 | 22.6 | 48.6% |
| 54 | Valley Center 2Solar | 5.0 | 8.5 | 19.4% |
| 55 | Ramona 2Solar | 5.0 | 9.0 | 20.6% |
| 56 | Childrens HospitalNatural gas | 4.8 | 25.3 | 25.6% |
| 57 | Gas Utilization FacilityBiomass | 4.6 | 30.5 | 57.0% |
| 58 | W PlantNatural gas | 4.6 | 26.8 | 66.6% |
| 59 | Grossmont HospitalNatural gas | 4.5 | 29.2 | 74.2% |
| 60 | Ramona Solar EnergySolar | 4.3 | 1.9 | 5.1% |
| 61 | Illumina Way SDNatural gas | 3.5 | 27.5 | 89.8% |
| 62 | Encina Water Pollution ControlBiomass | 3.2 | 14.3 | 50.9% |
| 63 | NLP GrangerSolar | 3.0 | 4.5 | 17.1% |
| 64 | Lindberg FIeld SolarSolar | 2.9 | 3.5 | 13.7% |
| 65 | San Diego - EMDF at San DiegoSolar | 2.9 | 4.9 | 19.5% |
| 66 | Amazon - SAN5Solar | 2.9 | 0.5 | – |
| 67 | Richard J Donovan Correctional FacilityNatural gas | 2.6 | 0.0 | – |
| 68 | Grossmont CollegeSolar | 2.6 | 5.3 | 23.1% |
| 69 | Valley Center 1Solar | 2.5 | 3.6 | 16.4% |
| 70 | GEN005 Antibody Fuel CellNatural gas | 2.5 | 19.5 | 89.0% |
| 71 | Grossmont-Cuyamaca-Cuyamaca Col. Solar &Solar and battery storage | 2.4 | 2.8 | 22.7% |
| 72 | Valley CenterSolar | 2.3 | 4.3 | 21.5% |
| 73 | Gilead Oceanside Solar ProjectSolar and battery storage | 2.2 | 1.0 | 7.5% |
| 74 | County of San Diego COC HybridSolar | 2.1 | 3.1 | 20.9% |
| 75 | Watkins Manufacturing Co.Natural gas | 2.0 | 7.4 | 42.2% |
| 76 | Ramona 1Solar | 2.0 | 3.0 | 17.2% |
| 77 | Vanadium Redox Flow Battery PlantBattery storage | 2.0 | −1.8 | – |
| 78 | San Diego International Airport BESSBattery storage | 2.0 | −0.0 | – |
| 79 | Lindberg Field Solar 2Solar | 1.9 | 2.1 | 12.5% |
| 80 | San Diego - NCRC at VistaSolar | 1.8 | 2.8 | 17.9% |
| 81 | Kyocera International Inc.(San Diego)Natural gas | 1.7 | 13.7 | 41.2% |
| 82 | Borrego Springs Energy StorageBattery storage | 1.5 | −0.0 | – |
| 83 | Bear ValleyHydro | 1.4 | 1.6 | 13.0% |
| 84 | Grossmont HS Solar ProjectSolar | 1.4 | 1.9 | 15.7% |
| 85 | Vallecitos Water DistrictSolar | 1.4 | 2.8 | 22.9% |
| 86 | Legoland CA Phase ISolar | 1.4 | 1.4 | – |
| 87 | County of San Diego SBRCSolar | 1.3 | 2.3 | 20.1% |
| 88 | PFMG Solar Grossmont Helix LLCSolar | 1.2 | 2.1 | 19.9% |
| 89 | ISH Solar Hospital SDMCSolar | 1.1 | 1.4 | 14.6% |
| 90 | Life Technologies CarlsbadNatural gas | 1.1 | 8.6 | 89.1% |
| 91 | Kilroy SolarSolar | 1.1 | 6.3 | 65.9% |
| 92 | SeaWorld AquaticaSolar | 1.1 | 1.7 | 17.6% |
| 93 | San Diego SockersSolar and battery storage | 1.1 | 0.0 | – |
| 94 | Univ of California San Diego SolarSolar | 1.0 | 3.8 | 43.7% |
| 95 | SDCCD - MiramarSolar | 1.0 | 1.3 | 15.0% |
| 96 | SDCWA - Twin OaksSolar | 1.0 | 1.6 | 18.8% |
| 97 | Golden Acorn CasinoWind | 1.0 | 4.1 | 46.6% |
| 98 | Pala Energy Storage YardBattery storage | 1.0 | −1.7 | – |
| 99 | Canyon Crest AcademyBattery storage | 1.0 | 0.0 | – |
| 100 | Kearny Mesa Storage LLCBattery storage | 1.0 | −0.0 | – |
| 101 | University of San DiegoNatural gas | 1.0 | 7.7 | 88.4% |
| 102 | AT&T - San Diego Trade StreetNatural gas | 1.0 | 3.8 | 43.2% |
| 103 | San Diego Community CollegeNatural gas | 1.0 | 7.0 | 80.0% |
* Fewer than 12 months of 2025 reported, so the total is partial.
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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