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
EIA-registered records
Nameplate capacity
16.6 GW
Sum across this county
Largest
1,156 MW
La Paloma Generating Plant

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

RankPlantCapacity
151Naval Air Weapons Station China LakeMN8 Energy LLC11.1 MW
152Algonquin SKIC 10 Solar, LLCAlgonquin Power Co10 MW
153RE Columbia 3 LLCMN8 Energy LLC10 MW
154Tehachapi Wind Resource ICalWind Resources Inc8.7 MW
155Orion Solar IIOrion Solar II, LLC8 MW
156Coram Energy LLC (ECT)Nextera Energy Resources7.5 MW
157Terra-Gen VG Wind LLCTerra-Gen Operating Co-Wind7.4 MW
158Lost Hills Cogeneration PlantAERA Energy LLC7 MW
159Cymric 31X CogenChevron USA Inc6.8 MW
160Cymric 6Z CogenChevron USA Inc6.8 MW
161SunSelect1SunSelect Produce (California) Inc6.6 MW
162Coram TehachapiNextera Energy Resources6.5 MW
163Berrenda Mesa Water DistrictThe Greater Light USA LLC6.4 MW
164Dome ProjectSentinel Peak Resources California, LLC6 MW
165Amazon Bakersfield 1 Solar ProjectSolar Star Prime 3, LLC5.9 MW
166Bakersfield PV 1AES Distributed Energy5.3 MW
167Lerdo Detention Facility - Solar 2, 3County of Kern5.2 MW
168North Kern 3Madison Energy Investments LLC5 MW
169RE Rio Grande Solar LLCMN8 Energy LLC5 MW
170Welport Lease ProjectSentinel Peak Resources California, LLC5 MW
171Wheeler Ridge 2Madison Energy Investments LLC5 MW
172Wonderful Orchards - BelridgeWonderful Renewable Energy, LLC.5 MW
173Wonderful Orchards - WestsideWonderful Renewable Energy, LLC.5 MW
174Nachtigall 1836-WDStandard Solar4.6 MW
175Terry 1818-WDStandard Solar4.6 MW
176Coram Energy LLC (4.5MW)Nextera Energy Resources4.5 MW
177Kern Oil & Refining CoKern Oil & Refining Co4.5 MW
178Wheeler RidgeAgilitas Energy, Inc.4.5 MW
179CA-DGS-California Correctional InstForefront Power, LLC4 MW
180North Kern State Prison Phase IISunE P11L Holdings, LLC4 MW
181Wonderful KingsWonderful Renewable Energy, LLC.3.5 MW
182Avalon DairyRenewable Solar, Inc3.1 MW
183CalCity Solar 1CalCity Solar 1, LLC3 MW
184Coram Energy LLCNextera Energy Resources3 MW
185Eagle CreekZGlobal Inc3 MW
186Edwards Air Force BaseCleanCapital Holdings3 MW
187Kern Valley SPEcoplexus, Inc3 MW
188Wonderful Orchards - West ValleyWonderful Renewable Energy, LLC.3 MW
189Sun Pacific - LerdoJKB Energy2.9 MW
190WPR RE HoldingsMadison Energy Investments LLC2.9 MW
191Wonderful Citrus - DelanoWonderful Renewable Energy, LLC.2.8 MW
192Cawelo Water District SolarScooby Solar, LLC2.5 MW
193North Kern 1Madison Energy Investments LLC2.5 MW
194North Kern 2Madison Energy Investments LLC2.5 MW
195Helzel & Schwarzhoff 86Wind Stream Operations LLC2.4 MW
196Kern Sunset 1886-WDStandard Solar2.4 MW
197DGS Wasco State PrisonForefront Power, LLC2.3 MW
198Highway 43 1887-WDStandard Solar2.3 MW
199Wonderful NurseryWonderful Renewable Energy, LLC.2.3 MW
200AVI BakersfieldAnthony Vineyards, Inc.2.2 MW

Technology rankings in CAISO

Largest battery storage plantsLargest solar power plantsLargest wind farmsLargest natural gas power plantsLargest hydroelectric power plantsLargest nuclear power plants

Other CAISO counties

Riverside County, CA10.9 GWLos Angeles County, CA7.2 GWSan Bernardino County, CA6.4 GWFresno County, CA5.7 GWSan Diego County, CA4.6 GWContra Costa County, CA4.2 GWSan Luis Obispo County, CA3.6 GWKings County, CA2.8 GWImperial County, CA2.4 GWMonterey County, CA2.4 GWVentura County, CA2 GWOrange County, CA1.7 GW
All CAISO counties

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.