CalPeak Power Panoche Peaker Plant

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CalPeak Power Panoche Peaker Plant is an operating power station of at least 61-megawatts (MW) in Firebaugh, Fresno, California, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
CalPeak Power Panoche Peaker Plant Firebaugh, Fresno, California, United States 36.65291, -120.5806 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit CPP2: 36.65291, -120.5806

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit CPP2 operating[1] gas[1] 61[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit CPP2 CalPeak Power - Panoche LLC[2] Avenue Capital Group LLC [100.0%]

Background

The private equity firm Carlyle Group owned CalPeak Panoche Peaker Plant in December of 2013 and 2019[3][4]. More information about this deal can be found on GEM's "Carlyle's Private Equity Investments" Wiki page.

During the time Carlyle owned CalPeak Panoche Peaker Plant, EPA emissions data[5] were as follows:

EPA FLIGHT Total Plant CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2013 EPA FLIGHT Total Plant CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2014 EPA FLIGHT Total Plant CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2015 EPA FLIGHT Total Plant CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2016 EPA FLIGHT Total Plant CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2017 EPA FLIGHT Total Plant CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2018 EPA FLIGHT Total Plant CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2019
7,121 10,008 "Facility discontinued reporting for a valid reason" "Facility discontinued reporting for a valid reason" "Facility discontinued reporting for a valid reason" "Facility discontinued reporting for a valid reason" "Facility discontinued reporting for a valid reason"
EPA FLIGHT Plant Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2013 EPA FLIGHT Plant Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2014 EPA FLIGHT Plant Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2015 EPA FLIGHT Plant Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2016 EPA FLIGHT Plant Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2017 EPA FLIGHT Plant Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2018 EPA FLIGHT Plant Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2019
3 5 "Facility discontinued reporting for a valid reason" "Facility discontinued reporting for a valid reason" "Facility discontinued reporting for a valid reason" "Facility discontinued reporting for a valid reason" "Facility discontinued reporting for a valid reason"

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2018". Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  3. "The Carlyle Group to Acquire Six Power Plants in California, New Jersey | Carlyle". www.carlyle.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  4. "Avenue Capital Group seeks to buy 6 peaking units in California". www.spglobal.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  5. "GHG Facility Details". ghgdata.epa.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-20.

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