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
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
12.5 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
3.1K MWh
Latest Month
35.4K MWh
Annual Generation
77.9%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
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