# Walnut Creek Energy Park

CAISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/walnut-creek-energy-park

Walnut Creek Energy, LLC - Los Angeles County - CAISO

Walnut Creek Energy Park is a 500-megawatt natural-gas-fired simple-cycle peaking facility located at 911 Bixby Drive in the City of Industry, Los Angeles County, California. It provides fast-start generation for periods of high demand, in-basin voltage support, and renewable-resource integration, connected to Southern California Edison's electrical system at the Walnut Substation via a 230-kilovolt transmission line.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 500 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 57515 — plant-57515

## Facts

- **Technology:** Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- **Operator:** Walnut Creek Energy, LLC

## Related parties

- **Parent company / asset manager:** Clearway Energy Group — Current platform owner / parent sponsor ([source](https://www.clearwayenergygroup.com/))
- **Parent company / equity investor:** Global Infrastructure Partners — Ultimate parent sponsor ([source](http://global-infra.com/))
- **Former owner / parent company:** NRG Energy, Inc. — Former upstream owner ([source](https://www.nrg.com/))
- **Parent company / asset manager:** NRG Yield Operating LLC — Intermediate portfolio owner ([source](https://investor.clearwayenergy.com/))
- **Former owner / developer / parent company:** Edison Mission Energy — Predecessor parent and original developer ([source](https://www.edison.com/))
- **EPC contractor / construction contractor:** Kiewit Power Constructors — Engineering, procurement and construction contractor ([source](https://www.kiewit.com/))
- **Equipment supplier:** GE Vernova — Gas turbine OEM ([source](https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/lms100))
- **Regulator:** California Energy Commission — Project certifying regulator ([source](https://www.energy.ca.gov/))
- **Offtaker / transmission owner / interconnecting utility:** Southern California Edison — Transmission owner and interconnection utility ([source](https://www.sce.com/))
- **Fuel supplier:** Southern California Gas Company — Natural gas supplier ([source](https://www.socalgas.com/))

## Sources

- [efiling.energy.ca.gov](http://efiling.energy.ca.gov/GetDocument.aspx?tn=202418) — efiling.energy.ca.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [gevernova.com](http://gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/lms100) — gevernova.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [global-infra.com](http://global-infra.com/news/gip-announces-completion-of-the-acquisition-of-nrgs-renewable-energy-business) — global-infra.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [sec.gov](http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637757/000163775718000004/yieldllc201710-k.htm) — sec.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [docs.cpuc.ca.gov](https://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PUBLISHED/FINAL_DECISION/105086-01.htm) — docs.cpuc.ca.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/walnut-creek-energy-park
Website: [Walnut Creek Energy, LLC](https://www.nrg.com/)

Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/