Westend Facility — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 10685
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Status
- Out of service
- Location
- San Bernardino, CA
- Operating Since
- 1969
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Searles Valley Minerals Operations Inc.
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- California Independent System Operator
- ISO/RTO
- CAISO
- NERC Region
- WECC
Westend Facility
Out of serviceNatural Gas
Ranked #171 of 306 Natural Gas plants in CA#1336 of 2009 nationally
20 MW Natural Gas out of service in San Bernardino, CA — California Independent System Operator
EIAWD
20 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
1969
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
35.7075, -117.3956
County
San Bernardino, CA
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Searles Valley Minerals Operations Inc. | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Karnavati Holdings Inc | — | — |
| Status | Out of service | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
The Westend Facility is a 20 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in San Bernardino County, California. The plant began operating in 1969 and has one natural gas-fired combustion turbine generator. Searles Valley Minerals Operations Inc. operates the facility.
The Westend Facility is connected to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and is within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In terms of capacity, the plant ranks 167th out of 297 power plants in California, and 1312th out of 1963 plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
34 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Westend
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
TH_ZP26_GEN-APND
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
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