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Municipal Cogen Plant

Municipal Cogen Plant is a 1.2 MW operating gas power plant in Riverside County, California, operated by Palm Springs, City of - (CA).

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingMay 1985 (current stage)
  5. ClosedJun 2014 (not yet reached)

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
GEN1ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.2 MW OperatingNov 2015
GEN1Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine0.7 MW RetiredMay 1985Jun 2014
GEN2Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine0.7 MW RetiredMay 1985Jun 2014

Plant details

Operator
Palm Springs, City of - (CA)
Location
Riverside County, California
Balancing authority
CISO
Sector
Commercial CHP
Capacity
Operating: 1.2 MW
Retired: 1.4 MW
First unit online
May 1985
EIA plant ID
50674

Location

33.8247, -116.5106

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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