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Escondido, CA · EIA plant 55538

Escondido Energy Center

Escondido Energy Center is a oil & gas power facility in Escondido, CA, with 54 MW of operating capacity.

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Operating capacity54 MW1 operating generators
Proposed capacity0 MW0 proposed generators
UtilityWellhead Services, IncEIA-reported operator
Balancing authorityCISOCalifornia Independent System Operator

Capacity profile

Fuel and technology

Nameplate capacity
Operating
Oil & gas54 MW
ProposedNo proposed capacity reported
Reported technologiesNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

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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