Elk Hills Cogen — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 55950
- Capacity
- 46.6 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Status
- Standby
- Location
- Kern, CA
- Operating Since
- 1994
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- California Resources Elk Hills LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 23,059 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 5.7%
- Balancing Authority
- California Independent System Operator
- ISO/RTO
- CAISO
- NERC Region
- WECC
Elk Hills Cogen
StandbyNatural Gas
Ranked #140 of 306 Natural Gas plants in CA#1160 of 2009 nationally
46.6 MW Natural Gas standby in Kern, CA — California Independent System Operator
EIAWD
46.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
1994
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
35.4791, -119.7375
County
Kern, CA
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | California Resources Elk Hills LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | California Resources Elk Hills LLC | — | — |
| Status | Standby | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Elk Hills Cogen is a 46.6 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Kern County, California. The plant began operating in 1994 and consists of two natural gas-fired combustion turbine generators. It is owned and operated by California Resources Elk Hills LLC. Elk Hills Cogen is connected to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and is within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
In the most recent year of reported data, Elk Hills Cogen generated 23,059 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 5.7%. The plant ranks 136th in size among California's 297 power plants, and 1148th nationally out of 1963 plants. Recent news coverage of the plant includes topics related to industry trends, regulatory matters, potential hazards, and business deals.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
Generation
10.0K MWh
Latest Month
23.1K MWh
Annual Generation
5.7%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
KERNRDGE_1_N001
Pricing Hub
TH_SP15_GEN-APND
Location Type
Pricing Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (10)Beta
General
NET Power and CRC Team to Deploy 1 GW of Carbon-Free Gas Power Plants in California
Net Power, developer of a novel gas-fired power plant that captures all atmospheric emissions, will explore deploying up to 1 GW of power...
POWER Magazine·1 years ago
Industry·technology
NET Power and CRC Team to Deploy 1 GW of Carbon-Free Gas Power Plants in California
Net Power, developer of a novel gas-fired power plant that captures all atmospheric emissions, will explore deploying up to 1 GW of power...
NET Power (developer)CRC (other)
POWER Magazine·1 years ago
Industry·technology
Forget gas stoves. California has a much bigger emissions problem.
California's carbon plan is big on using carbon capture to reduce emissions — but vague on details.
California (regulator)
SFGATE·3 years ago
Industry·technology
Notable US Carbon Capture and Storage Projects
Carbon America plans to develop CCS facilities that will capture 95% of carbon emissions from two ethanol plants in Colorado, and sequester the captured carbon...
Carbon America (developer)Colorado (other)
Akin·3 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-26
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