La Paloma generating plant

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La Paloma generating plant is an operating power station of at least 1156-megawatts (MW) in McKittrick, Kern, California, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
La Paloma generating plant McKittrick, Kern, California, United States 35.2956, -119.5919 (exact)[1]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • GEN1, GEN2, GEN3, GEN4: 35.2956, -119.5919

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Emergency/Backup
GEN1 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 289[2] combined cycle[1] no[1] 2003[1] no
GEN2 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 289[2] combined cycle[1] no[1] 2003[1] no
GEN3 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 289[2] combined cycle[1] no[1] 2003[1] no
GEN4 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 289[2] combined cycle[1] no[1] 2003[1] no

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 CXA La Paloma LLC [100%][3][4] Capital Power Corp [100.0%]
GEN2 CXA La Paloma LLC [100%][3][4] Capital Power Corp [100.0%]
GEN3 CXA La Paloma LLC [100%][3][4] Capital Power Corp [100.0%]
GEN4 CXA La Paloma LLC [100%][3][4] Capital Power Corp [100.0%]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on 2020-06-12. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2022)". Archived from the original on 2023-01-22. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://www.capitalpower.com/media/media_releases/capital-power-completes-acquisition-of-the-1092-mw-harquahala-natural-gas-generation-facility-in-arizona/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2018". Archived from the original on 2019-11-16. Retrieved September 10, 2021.

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