20 MW Natural Gas out of service in San Bernardino, CA — California Independent System Operator
20 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
1969
Operating Since
Coordinates
35.7075, -117.3956
County
San Bernardino, CA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Searles Valley Minerals Operations Inc. | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Karnavati Holdings Inc | — | — |
| Status | Out of service | — | — |
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
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
34 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
No generation data available for this plant.
No financial data available for this plant.
Point 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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