Kern River Eastridge Cogen
Natural gas power plant · Kern County, California
Nameplate capacity
49 MW
Rank in California
#451
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1988
June 1988
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Chevron USA Inc
- County
- Kern County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #127 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 52107
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101A | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 24 MW | 21 MW | 1988 | Operating |
| 101B | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 24 MW | 21 MW | 1988 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in California
| Clearwater Power Plant | Natural gas | 49 MW |
| Mountain View IV | Wind | 49 MW |
| Cuyamaca Peak Energy Plant | Natural gas | 49 MW |
| Kings River PH | Hydro | 49 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 49 MW solar plant and a 49 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All California power plants · What California actually generates