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Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineCAISO · Orange County

Canyon Power Plant

City of Anaheim · Orange County · CAISO

Canyon Power Plant is a natural gas-fired power facility with 150 MW of EIA-reported nameplate capacity in Orange County, California, registered as EIA Plant ID 57027. City of Anaheim - (CA) owns and operates the plant. The plant began commercial operation in 2011. The facility interconnects at Lewis Substation.

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Reported capacity: 150 MW
EIA-reported nameplate capacity; other nameplate and seasonal ratings may differ.
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 57027
City of Anaheim - (CA) · Orange County · CAISO
Operating status: Operating

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Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
CPP1	50 MW 49.4 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Sep 2011	Operating
CPP2	50 MW 48 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Sep 2011	Operating
CPP3	50 MW 48 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Aug 2011	Operating
CPP4	50 MW 49.4 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Aug 2011	Operating

Commercial, land, and environmental record

Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.

Transactions and agreements

Contract Amendment

Sep 22, 2009

First amendment to the SCPPA power sales agreement approved by Anaheim City Council to accommodate Build America Bonds, providing financing flexibility and potential savings for the Canyon Power Project.

Southern California Public Power Authority · City of Anaheim

COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT

Land and environmental record

Emissions Controls

Ammonia-based emissions-control module; 19% liquid ammonia is used to reduce gas-turbine emissions by 90%, and turbine exhaust passes through the emissions-reduction system before discharge through four 80-foot stacks.

Anaheim's equipment description identifies the ammonia concentration, emissions-control function, and stack arrangement. CEC records additionally describe BACT compliance for NOx, CO, and VOC emissions.

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Environmental Licensing And Operational Milestone

Mar 17, 2010

CEC certification issued March 17, 2010; commercial operation began December 2011.

The CEC states that the Canyon Power Plant was certified on March 17, 2010 and began commercial operation in December 2011. Anaheim sources cite July 1, 2011 as commercial operation date.

Canyon Power Plant | California Energy Commission

Regulatory Site Area

Approximately 10 acres for the certified project site.

CEC project documentation describes the project site as a 10-acre parcel. This is the regulatory project-site area, not a county assessor-certified parcel-area determination.

Microsoft Word - CPP Amendment 1 Conductor Polls and Well 7-26-10.docx

Water Storage

On-site water storage includes a 350,000-gallon recycled-water tank and a 180,000-gallon demineralized-water tank.

Anaheim equipment documentation identifies the recycled-water tank as receiving water from the Orange County Water District Groundwater Replenishment System and describes the demineralized-water treatment and storage system.

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Water Supply

2010

Primary process water is reclaimed water from the Orange County Groundwater Replenishment System, delivered through a new 2,185-foot, 14-inch pipeline; construction water was authorized from Anaheim Well No. 28.

CEC amendment documentation identifies the GWRS reclaimed-water supply and the separate construction-water source at Well No. 28, located approximately 1 mile from the plant site at 3413 East Miraloma Avenue.

Microsoft Word - CPP Amendment 1 Conductor Polls and Well 7-26-10.docx

Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

Oct 2008
Oct 2008
Power-Sales Framework ApprovedCOUNCIL AGE...
Anaheim approved the power-sales framework under which SCPPA would finance and construct the project for Anaheim’s benefit, with Anaheim responsible for debt service and operating costs through the project agreements.
Dec 2008
Dec 2008
Interim Construction FinancingSource
SCPPA issued $104.0 million of Canyon Power Project 2008 Series A Notes to provide new-money interim financing for turbine purchases for the four-unit, 200 MW plant.
Sep 22, 2009
Sep 22, 2009
Construction and operating agreementsCOUNCIL AGE...
Anaheim approved the site lease and services agreement, interconnection agreement, management and operating agreement, and an amendment to the power-sales agreement allowing Build America Bond financing. The project was being financed and constructed by SCPPA for Anaheim’s benefit.
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1. Aug 2011
  Aug 2011
  Generators enter operationEIA-860
  EIA-860 lists generator CPP3, generator CPP4 with this operating date.
Sep 2011
Sep 2011
Generators enter operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator CPP1, generator CPP2 with this operating date.
Sep 15, 2011
Sep 15, 2011
Commercial OperationCanyon Powe...
SCPPA states that the Canyon Power Project reached commercial operation on September 15, 2011. The CEC separately records commercial operation in December 2011.
Sep 24, 2020
Sep 24, 2020
2020 Refunding FinancingSource
SCPPA’s Canyon Power Project Refunding Revenue Bonds, 2020 Series A, B, and C were dated September 24, 2020; Series A was fixed-rate, Series B federally taxable, and Series C a fixed-tender term-rate issue.

Sources

PublisherReferenceType

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-860 generator inventoryFederal registry

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-923 generation filingsFederal filing

gevernova.comLM6000 Aeroderivative Gas Turbineother

Common questions about Canyon Power Plant

Answered from the published record above. Questions whose inputs this profile does not carry are omitted rather than estimated.

How big is Canyon Power Plant?

Canyon Power Plant has a reported capacity of 150 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Canyon Power Plant?

Canyon Power Plant is a Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine facility in Orange County, CA, participating in the CAISO market.

Where is Canyon Power Plant located?

Canyon Power Plant is in Orange County, CA, inside the CAISO balancing area.

Who operates Canyon Power Plant?

Canyon Power Plant is operated by City of Anaheim - (CA) according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Canyon Power Plant generate?

Canyon Power Plant reported 18.3 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-04. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

Where does Canyon Power Plant connect to the grid?

Canyon Power Plant interconnects at Lewis Substation.

How does Canyon Power Plant compare to other plants?

By capacity, Canyon Power Plant ranks #246 of 825 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #15 of 136 in CA.

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