El Cajon energy center

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El Cajon energy center is an operating power station of at least 61-megawatts (MW) in El Cajon, San Diego, California, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
El Cajon energy center	El Cajon, San Diego, California, United States	32.796106, -116.9721 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• GEN1: 32.796106, -116.9721

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	CHP	Start year
GEN1	Operating	fossil gas: natural gas	61	gas turbine	no	2010

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
GEN1	Wellhead Services Inc [100%]	Wellhead Electric Co Inc [100.0%]

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