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Escondido Energy Center — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 55538
Capacity: 54 MW
Primary Fuel: Natural Gas
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Status: Operating
Location: San Diego, CA
Operating Since: 2014
Generators: 1
Operator: Wellhead Services, Inc
Parent Company: Wellhead Electric Company
Annual Generation: 9,383 MWh
Capacity Factor: 2.0%
Balancing Authority: California Independent System Operator
ISO/RTO: CAISO
NERC Region: WECC

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Escondido Energy Center

OperatingNatural Gas

Ranked #108 of 306 Natural Gas plants in CA#1100 of 2009 nationally

54 MW Natural Gas operating in San Diego, CA — California Independent System Operator

EIAWD

54 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

Technology

2014

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

33.1261, -117.1172

County

San Diego, CA

Nearby Plants

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BESS30 MW · 0.3 km
CalPeak Power Enterprise Peaker Plant
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Enterprise BESS
BESS54.1 MW · 0.5 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Wellhead Services, Inc	Wellhead Services	—
Owner(s)	Wellhead Services, Inc	Wellhead Electric Company	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

The Escondido Energy Center is a 54 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in San Diego County, California. The plant began operating in 2014 and consists of a single natural gas-fired combustion turbine generator. It is owned by Wellhead Electric Company and operated by Wellhead Services, Inc. The facility is interconnected to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) grid, within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.

In its most recent year of operation, the Escondido Energy Center generated 9,383 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 2.0%. The plant ranks 104th out of 297 power plants in California and 1091st out of 1963 plants nationally.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators