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Childrens Hospital

Childrens Hospital is a 11.3 MW operating power plant in San Diego County, California, operated by DTE San Diego COGEN Inc..

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJun 1983 (current stage)
  5. ClosedJul 2004 (not yet reached)

Planned retirement: Jun 2028. This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
1711Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine4.8 MW OperatingDec 2004
0799Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW Standby / back-upApr 2000Planned Jun 2028
5083Petroleum Liquids1.5 MW Standby / back-upOct 2010
5084Petroleum Liquids1.5 MW Standby / back-upOct 2010
5085Petroleum Liquids1.5 MW Standby / back-upOct 2010
1631Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine0.6 MW RetiredFeb 1993Nov 2003
1698Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine0.3 MW RetiredJun 1983Jul 2004
1699Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine0.3 MW RetiredJun 1983Sep 2003
1710Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine0.3 MW RetiredJun 1983Jul 2004

Plant details

Operator
DTE San Diego COGEN Inc.
Location
San Diego County, California
Balancing authority
CISO
Sector
Commercial CHP
Capacity
Operating: 11.3 MW
Retired: 1.5 MW
First unit online
Jun 1983
EIA plant ID
10175

Location

32.7992, -117.1517

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem