HANFORD ENERGY PARK PEAKER

How HANFORD ENERGY PARK PEAKER compares

With 97 MW of capacity, HANFORD ENERGY PARK PEAKER ranks 175th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 68th of the 190 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.3% of California's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 683rd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is older than 55% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, GWF ENERGY LLC, runs 3 operating plants in California totaling 537 MW. It shares Kings County with 15 other operating plants, including HENRIETTA SOLAR PROJECT and RE MUSTANG LLC.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 92 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 7.3 GWh in 2024 (a 0.9% capacity factor).

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is CONTADINA, about 1.0 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, about 1.0 miles away. Another 18 operating power plants totaling 522 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is HENRIETTA SOLAR PROJECT (102 MW, Solar).

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