GRAPELAND PEAKER

Operating

Natural Gas power plant

Capacity
50 MW
Primary fuel
Natural Gas
County
San Bernardino County
Operator
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO
Status
Operating
Commissioned
2007
EIA plant ID
56472
Generators
2
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Net generation (2024)
3.9 GWh
Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
0.7%
Data vintage
EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
Coordinates
34.0903, -117.5343

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GRAPELAND PEAKER, a 50 MW Natural Gas power plant in San Bernardino County, California. Operated by SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO, commissioned 2007.

How GRAPELAND PEAKER compares

With 50 MW of capacity, GRAPELAND PEAKER ranks 249th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 93rd of the 190 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.1% of California's operating Natural Gas capacity and under 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 807th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2007, it is newer than 51% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO, runs 22 operating plants in California totaling 2,341 MW. It shares San Bernardino County with 64 other operating plants, including MOUNTAINVIEW GENERATING STATION and HIGH DESERT POWER PLANT.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 60 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combustion turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 50 MW). Net generation was 3.9 GWh in 2024 (a 0.7% capacity factor). Its generators came online between 2007 and 2016.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is GRAPELAND, about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line, about 0.1 miles away. Another 35 operating power plants totaling 2,321 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MOUNTAINVIEW GENERATING STATION (1,018 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 15 mapped data centers; the nearest is OCDC Orange County Datacenter Santa Ana in Santa Ana, about 30.8 miles away.

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

Weather peril exposure

GRAPELAND PEAKER is a 50 MW natural gas power plant in San Bernardino County, CA, operated by SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO, commissioned in 2007. San Bernardino County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.3 of 5 at the 33rd national percentile. Earthquake is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 99th percentile.

The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.

2.3 of 5Modeled catastrophe exposure
ModerateExposure band
EarthquakeLeading peril
Very HighFEMA county risk rating

San Bernardino County hazard ratings

PerilFEMA ratingNational percentilePeril scoreEvents per year
EarthquakeVery High99th5.0 of 50.11
WildfireVery High99th4.9 of 5<0.01
Riverine floodingVery High97th4.9 of 513.0
Heat waveRelatively High43rd2.7 of 511.6
HailRelatively Moderate20th1.8 of 50.07
Strong windRelatively High10th1.4 of 50.18
TornadoRelatively Moderate10th1.4 of 50.76
LightningRelatively High3rd1.1 of 516.8
Winter weatherRelatively Low1st1.0 of 52.1

Perils not assessed in San Bernardino County

These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.

PerilWhy it is not scored
HurricaneFEMA rating is "No Rating" for this county
Coastal floodingFEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county
Ice stormFEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county

Model hail, wind and flood exposure for San Bernardino County in the weather risk calculator

Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.

Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.