How big is Sunrise Power?

Sunrise Power reports 685.2 MW natural gas of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Sep 2026.

What kind of plant is Sunrise Power?

Sunrise Power is a Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle facility in Kern County, CA, participating in the CAISO market.

Where is Sunrise Power located?

Sunrise Power is in Kern County, CA, inside the CAISO balancing area.

Who operates Sunrise Power?

Sunrise Power is operated by Sunrise Power Co LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Sunrise Power generate?

Sunrise Power reported 2,227 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

Where does Sunrise Power connect to the grid?

Sunrise Power interconnects at Midway-Buttonwillow Substation, on the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) system.

How does Sunrise Power compare to other plants?

By capacity, Sunrise Power ranks #190 of 540 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #10 of 64 in CA.

Sunrise Power — 685 MW gas plant, Kern County, CA

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Generation and physical site

EIA plant 55182 · Inventory for Sep 2026.

Reported operating nameplate by technology

Natural gas: 685.2 MW

Operating generators only. Battery power is in MW; stored energy is in MWh. These ratings do not establish a shared export limit.

Generator records (3)

EIA generator status and nameplate capacity for Sunrise Power LLC
Generator	Technology	Status	Power (MW)	Energy (MWh)
STG	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Operating	264	Unknown
X718	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Operating	210.6	Unknown
X719	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Operating	210.6	Unknown

Physical map location · OpenStreetMap: 35.21041, -119.58399
Filed location · EIA: 35.20970, -119.58500

Sources and observation dates

Inventory source: EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)
EIA reporting month: Sep 2026
EIA retrieved: Oct 24, 2026
OSM extract: Oct 9, 2026
OSM last mapped edit: Jan 25, 2023
Map prepared: Oct 24, 2026
Field verification: Not reported

Reporting month describes the inventory. Retrieval and map preparation describe processing; an OSM edit does not establish an in-service date.

EIA source inventory

Units and generators

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

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
STG	264 MW 245 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle CA	Jun 2003	Operating
X718	210.6 MW 158 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle CT	Jun 2001	Operating
X719	210.6 MW 158 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle CT	Jun 2001	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

Ownership Acquisition

Nov 2000

Edison Mission Energy acquired 100% ownership of Sunrise Power Company from Texaco Inc. The source does not disclose transaction consideration.

Edison Mission Energy · Texaco Power and Gasification Holdings Inc. · Sunrise Power Company

California Energy Commission : Docket Log

Ownership Interest Acquisition

Apr 2014

FERC approved a transaction under which NRG Holdings acquired Chevron's indirect 50% interest in Sunrise Power, resulting in NRG Holdings indirectly owning 100% of Sunrise Power. The transaction was structured as an exchange for Chevron's acquisition of interests in six other cogeneration facilities; no consideration amount was disclosed.

NRG Holdings · Chevron Power Holdings · Sunrise Power Co. LLC

NRG Energy, Chevron approved by FERC for power plant swap

Land and environmental record

Air Permit

May 7, 2025

Permit No. San Joaquin Valley Air District facility-wide Permit to Operate S-3746-0-5

The 2025 final permit identifies SUNRISE POWER CO at 12857 Sunrise Power Road. The facility permit was issued on May 7, 2025 and expires June 30, 2028.

May 5, 2025 Mr. David King Sunrise Power Company, LLC 12857 Sunrise Power Road Fellows, CA 93224 Re: Notice of

Emissions Monitoring

May 7, 2025

Continuous emissions monitoring and Acid Rain compliance monitoring

The permit requires CEMS-related monitoring for the turbine emissions and monitoring of SCR and oxidation-catalyst operating parameters; it also incorporates Acid Rain Program sulfur-dioxide and nitrogen-oxide requirements.

May 5, 2025 Mr. David King Sunrise Power Company, LLC 12857 Sunrise Power Road Fellows, CA 93224 Re: Notice of

Environmental Compliance Milestone

2023

2023 environmental-compliance reporting completed

The 2023 CEC annual compliance report included groundwater-use and wastewater-discharge summaries. Waste-management methods used during 2023 were consistent with the waste-management plan; planned compliance activities included quarterly cooling-tower and injection-well wastewater sampling and annual injection-well testing.

2023 Annual Compliance Report for Sunrise Power Project

Environmental Enforcement

Jul 2, 2024

EPA UIC settlement penalty: $55,788

EPA reported that Sunrise Power agreed to pay $55,788 to resolve alleged Safe Drinking Water Act and UIC permit violations. The allegations concerned failure to maintain mechanical integrity of Class I well WW3 and injection outside the formation authorized by the permit; EPA identified the underlying incident as occurring in June 2022.

EPA Settles Safe Drinking Water Act Claims with Power Company in Southern California | US EPA

Land Restoration Condition

Restoration condition covering 14.3 acres disturbed for the Sunrise II water-line route

The CEC compliance matrix identifies restoration of 14.3 acres disturbed for construction of the Sunrise II water-line route as a land-use condition requiring documentation from the property owner. Sunrise II is a separate transmission project, not part of the generating station itself.

2023 Annual Compliance Report for Sunrise Power Project

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