Kern County, CA power plants

231 EIA-registered power plants in Kern County, CA totalling 16.6 GW of nameplate capacity, ranked and mapped inside CAISO.

Plants: 231
Nameplate capacity: 16.6 GW
Largest: 1,156 MW

Capacity by fuel

solar7.2 GW130 plantsnatural gas4.8 GW34 plantswind3.5 GW48 plantsbatteries926.2 MW12 plantshydroelectric78.5 MW3 plantsbiomass5 MW4 plants

Kern County, CA capacity ranking

231 matching plants·ranked by nameplate capacity

Rank	Plant	Capacity	Technology	Operator	Location
51	Sanborn BESS 1Terra-Gen Operating Co-BESS	100 MW	Batteries	Terra-Gen Operating Co-BESS	Kern County
52	Sanborn BESS 2Terra-Gen Operating Co-BESS	100 MW	Batteries	Terra-Gen Operating Co-BESS	Kern County
53	Rising Tree Wind Farm IIIRising Tree Wind Farm III LLC	99 MW	Onshore Wind Turbine	Rising Tree Wind Farm III LLC	Kern County
54	SF Azalea, LLCIdemitsu Renewables	98 MW	Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic	Idemitsu Renewables	Kern County
55	South Belridge Cogeneration FacilityAERA Energy LLC	94.2 MW	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	AERA Energy LLC	Kern County
56	Alta Wind XIAlta Wind XI, LLC	90 MW	Onshore Wind Turbine	Alta Wind XI, LLC	Kern County
57	Mojave 16/17/18Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	88.5 MW	Onshore Wind Turbine	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	Kern County
58	Edwards Sanborn S1Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid	84.6 MW	Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid	Kern County
59	Sagebrush ESSTerra-Gen Operating Co-BESS 2	80 MW	Batteries	Terra-Gen Operating Co-BESS 2	Kern County
60	Rising Tree Wind FarmRising Tree Wind Farm LLC	79.2 MW	Onshore Wind Turbine	Rising Tree Wind Farm LLC	Kern County
61	Mojave 16/17/18 BESSTerra-Gen Operating Co-BESS 2	77 MW	Batteries	Terra-Gen Operating Co-BESS 2	Kern County
62	Mojave 3/4/5Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	75 MW	Onshore Wind Turbine	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	Kern County
63	RE Astoria 2RE Astoria 2 LLC	75 MW	Solar Photovoltaic	RE Astoria 2 LLC	Kern County
64	Edwards Sanborn S3Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid	70.7 MW	Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid	Kern County
65	Point WindTerra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	64.5 MW	Onshore Wind Turbine	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	Kern County
66	Oasis WindTerra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	60.3 MW	Onshore Wind Turbine	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	Kern County
67	Sky River Wind Energy CenterSky River Wind LLC	60.2 MW	Onshore Wind Turbine	Sky River Wind LLC	Kern County
68	Edwards Sanborn S4Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid	60 MW	Solar Photovoltaic, Batteries	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid	Kern County
69	Regulus Solar ProjectRegulus Solar, LLC	60 MW	Solar Photovoltaic	Regulus Solar, LLC	Kern County
70	Cameron Ridge LLCTerra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	59.6 MW	Onshore Wind Turbine	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	Kern County
71	Sagebrush Solar 2 ESS 59Terra-Gen Operating Co-BESS 2	59 MW	Batteries	Terra-Gen Operating Co-BESS 2	Kern County
72	Golden Fields Solar I, LLCMN8 Energy LLC	54 MW	Solar Photovoltaic	MN8 Energy LLC	Kern County
73	Solar Star California, XLI, LLCMN8 Energy LLC	54 MW	Solar Photovoltaic	MN8 Energy LLC	Kern County
74	Double C Generation Limited PartnershipWCAC Operating Company	49.8 MW	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	WCAC Operating Company	Kern County
75	High Sierra LimitedWCAC Operating Company	49.8 MW	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	WCAC Operating Company	Kern County
76	Kern Front LimitedWCAC Operating Company	49.8 MW	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	WCAC Operating Company	Kern County
77	Kern River Eastridge CogenChevron USA Inc	48.8 MW	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Chevron USA Inc	Kern County
78	US BoraxU S Borax Inc	48.2 MW	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	U S Borax Inc	Kern County
79	Sanborn BESS 4Terra-Gen Operating Co-BESS	47 MW	Batteries	Terra-Gen Operating Co-BESS	Kern County
80	RidgetopTerra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	46.8 MW	Onshore Wind Turbine	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	Kern County
81	Badger Creek LimitedWCAC Operating Company	46 MW	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	WCAC Operating Company	Kern County
82	Bear Mountain LimitedWCAC Operating Company	46 MW	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	WCAC Operating Company	Kern County
83	Chalk Cliff LimitedWCAC Operating Company	46 MW	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	WCAC Operating Company	Kern County
84	Live Oak LimitedWCAC Operating Company	46 MW	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	WCAC Operating Company	Kern County
85	McKittrick LimitedWCAC Operating Company	46 MW	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	WCAC Operating Company	Kern County
86	RE Camelot LLCOnward Energy	45 MW	Solar Photovoltaic	Onward Energy	Kern County
87	RE Gaskell West 2 LLCRE Gaskell West LLC	45 MW	Solar Photovoltaic	RE Gaskell West LLC	Kern County
88	Camino Solar HybridAvangrid Power LLC	44 MW	Solar Photovoltaic	Avangrid Power LLC	Kern County
89	Voyager Wind IIITerra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	43.2 MW	Onshore Wind Turbine	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	Kern County
90	Kern River 3Southern California Edison Co	40.3 MW	Conventional Hydroelectric	Southern California Edison Co	Kern County
91	Sagebrush Solar 2 ESS 40Terra-Gen Operating Co-BESS 2	40 MW	Batteries	Terra-Gen Operating Co-BESS 2	Kern County
92	Berry CogenBerry Petroleum Co	38.7 MW	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Berry Petroleum Co	Kern County
93	Edwards Sanborn E3Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid	38.1 MW	Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid	Kern County
94	Oak Creek Energy Systems ITerra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	34.5 MW	Onshore Wind Turbine	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	Kern County
95	Lost Hills/BlackwellSouthern Power Co	32 MW	Solar Photovoltaic	Southern Power Co	Kern County
96	Chevron - Lost Hills HybridMN8 Energy LLC	30 MW	Solar Photovoltaic	MN8 Energy LLC	Kern County
97	Ridgetop Energy LLCTerra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	29 MW	Onshore Wind Turbine	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	Kern County
98	TPC Windfarms LLCTerra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	28.7 MW	Onshore Wind Turbine	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	Kern County
99	Western Power & Steam IncWestern Power and Steam II LLC	27.7 MW	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Western Power and Steam II LLC	Kern County
100	Difwind Farms Ltd VITerra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	27.1 MW	Onshore Wind Turbine	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	Kern County

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County assignment and capacity come from the EIA generator inventory. Capacity is nameplate capacity, not seasonal capability or available operating capacity. A plant can include multiple generators and technologies.

Capacity by fuel

Kern County, CA capacity ranking

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