Gates Peaker is a natural gas power plant in California.
| Plant Name | Gates Peaker |
|---|---|
| Operator | Wellhead Services, Inc |
| City | Huron |
| County | Fresno County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 93234 |
| Coordinates | 36.15272, -120.14825 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 46.5 MW | Retired | 2001 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fresno Power Investors Lp | Sacramento, CA | 7500.0% |
| Wellhead Services, Inc. | Sacramento, CA | 2500.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | California Independent System Operator |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.