KING CITY POWER PLANT
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 133 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Monterey County
- Operator
- CALPINE KING CITY COGEN LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1989
- EIA plant ID
- 10294
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 38 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 3.2%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 36.2250, -121.1278
KING CITY POWER PLANT, a 133 MW Natural Gas power plant in Monterey County, California. Operated by CALPINE KING CITY COGEN LLC, commissioned 1989.
How KING CITY POWER PLANT compares
With 133 MW of capacity, KING CITY POWER PLANT ranks 124th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 55th of the 190 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.4% of California's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 626th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1989, it is older than 64% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Monterey County with 10 other operating plants, including DYNEGY MOSS LANDING POWER PLANT and KING CITY PEAKING.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 133 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 38 GWh in 2024 (a 3.2% capacity factor), down 37% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is CALPINE KING ENERGY, about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, about 3.0 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 87 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is KING CITY PEAKING (47 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
KING CITY POWER PLANT is a 133 MW natural gas power plant in Monterey County, CA, operated by CALPINE KING CITY COGEN LLC, commissioned in 1989. Monterey County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.7 of 5 at the 17th national percentile. Earthquake is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 99th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Monterey County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Relatively High | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 0.16 |
| Wildfire | Relatively High | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 74th | 3.9 of 5 | 7.5 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively Low | 29th | 2.1 of 5 | 3.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.13 |
| Hail | Very Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 2.7 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 1st | 1.1 of 5 | 0.02 |
Perils not assessed in Monterey County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Ice storm | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Monterey County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.