There are no new natural gas-fired generation projects under review by California regulators, and some projects remain unfinished, as the state looks toward a net-zero emissions future.

This year the Stanton Energy Reliability Center, a 98 MW gas-fired peaking plant, has started up. In addition, 1,280 MW of gas-fired generation was added at two AES Southland Development LLC sites to replace banned seawater-cooled plants. In addition, regulators last month extended the operating lives of four coastal plants.

However, 705 MW of gas-fired peaking generation already approved remains on the drawing board, according to the California Energy Commission (CEC).

Last year, 527 MW of gas-fired peaking was brought online as part of another coastal plant site repowering at the Carlsbad...