PANOCHE PEAKER

How PANOCHE PEAKER compares

With 50 MW of capacity, PANOCHE 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 1973, it is older than 84% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, WELLHEAD SERVICES INC, runs 6 operating plants in California totaling 321 MW. It shares Fresno County with 42 other operating plants, including HELMS PUMPED STORAGE and PANOCHE ENERGY CENTER.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 57 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 50 MW). Net generation was 3.3 GWh in 2024 (a 0.7% capacity factor).

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is PANOCHE (230 kV), about 0.2 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, under 0.1 miles away. Another 10 operating power plants totaling 1,167 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PANOCHE ENERGY CENTER (432 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