COACHELLA

How COACHELLA compares

With 92 MW of capacity, COACHELLA ranks 178th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 70th of the 190 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.2% of California's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 697th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1973, it is older than 84% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT, runs 6 operating plants in California totaling 638 MW. It shares Riverside County with 51 other operating plants, including CPV SENTINEL ENERGY PROJECT and BLYTHE ENERGY INC.

EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 92 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 0.172 GWh in 2024 (a capacity factor under 0.1%). Its generators came online between 1973 and 1976.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is COACHELLA CITY, about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: EDOM HILLS PROJECT 1 LLC (20 MW, Wind).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology