SOUTH BELRIDGE COGENERATION FACILITY

How SOUTH BELRIDGE COGENERATION FACILITY compares

With 94 MW of capacity, SOUTH BELRIDGE COGENERATION FACILITY ranks 177th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 69th 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 691st-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1985, it is older than 75% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, AERA ENERGY LLC, runs 2 operating plants in California totaling 105 MW. It shares Kern County with 118 other operating plants, including LA PALOMA GENERATING LLC and PASTORIA ENERGY FACILITY LLC.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 94 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 485 GWh in 2024 (a 59% capacity factor), up 1% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1985 and 1986.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is MOBIL SOUTH BELRIDGE, about 1.5 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 22 operating power plants totaling 3,558 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LA PALOMA GENERATING LLC (1,200 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