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Panoche Energy Center — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 56803
Capacity: 432 MW
Primary Fuel: Natural Gas
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Status: Operating
Location: Fresno, CA
Operating Since: 2009
Generators: 4
Operator: Panoche Energy Center, LLC
Parent Company: Ares Management
Annual Generation: 760,356 MWh
Capacity Factor: 20.1%
Balancing Authority: California Independent System Operator
ISO/RTO: CAISO
NERC Region: WECC

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Panoche Energy Center

OperatingNatural Gas

Ranked #32 of 306 Natural Gas plants in CA#525 of 2009 nationally

432 MW Natural Gas operating in Fresno, CA — California Independent System Operator

EIAWD

432 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

Technology

2009

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

36.6514, -120.5833

County

Fresno, CA

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Panoche Energy Center, LLC	Panoche Energy Center	—
Owner(s)	Panoche Energy Center, LLC	Ares Management	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

Panoche Energy Center is a 432 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Fresno County, California. The plant began operating in 2009 and consists of four natural gas-fired combustion turbine generators. It is owned by Ares Management and operated by Panoche Energy Center, LLC. The facility is within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.

In the latest year of reported generation data, Panoche Energy Center produced 760,356 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 20.1%. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $65.74 per MWh, as reported to FERC. The plant is ranked as the 32nd largest in California out of 76 plants and 527th nationally out of 945 plants.

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Engineering & Generators