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5 MW Natural Gas operating in Kern, CA — California Independent System Operator
5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
1990
Operating Since
Coordinates
35.3544, -119.6617
County
Kern, CA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Sentinel Peak Resources California, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Sentinel Peak Resources California, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Welport Lease Project is a 5 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Kern County, California. The plant began operating in 1990 and consists of a single natural gas-fired combustion turbine generator. Sentinel Peak Resources California, LLC is the current operator of the facility.
The plant operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In terms of size, the Welport Lease Project ranks as the 206th largest power plant in California out of 297, and 1571st nationally out of 1963 plants. The plant's latest annual generation was 35,383 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 77.9%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
CAISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator (CISO)
Grid Voltage
12.5 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
3.1K MWh
Latest Month
35.4K MWh
Annual Generation
77.9%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
732 lb/MWh
NOx
2 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.020 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.014 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.001 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
47.4%
Annual Net Gen
21 GWh
CO₂eq
733 lb/MWh
Subregion
WECC California
2013
$965/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $4.8M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Welport
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
N004
Pricing Hub
TH_SP15_GEN-APND
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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