KERN FRONT

How KERN FRONT compares

With 50 MW of capacity, KERN FRONT 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 1989, it is older than 64% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, JUNIPER GENERATION LLC, runs 8 operating plants in California totaling 390 MW. It shares Kern County with 118 other operating plants, including LA PALOMA GENERATING LLC and PASTORIA ENERGY FACILITY LLC.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 50 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 12.2 GWh in 2024 (a 2.8% capacity factor), down 47% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is SIERRA, about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, about 0.1 miles away. Another 27 operating power plants totaling 1,329 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SYCAMORE COGENERATION (312 MW, Natural Gas).

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