Preliminary 2025 facility recordOperating

San Ardo, CA · EIA plant 50865

Salinas River Cogeneration

Salinas River Cogeneration is a oil & gas power facility in San Ardo, CA, with 39 MW of operating capacity.

Operating capacity39 MW1 operating generators
Proposed capacity0 MW0 proposed generators
UtilitySalinas River Cogeneration CoEIA-reported operator
Balancing authorityCISOCalifornia Independent System Operator

Capacity profile

Fuel and technology

Nameplate capacity
Operating
Oil & gas39 MW
ProposedNo proposed capacity reported
Reported technologiesNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

Source quality

Preliminary facility data

This page uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release. EIA identifies the release as preliminary, so it should not be used for official state or national aggregation. Capacity is nameplate capacity, not real-time output or annual generation.

Read methodologyEIA-860 source