Helms Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in California.
| Plant Name | Helms Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Wellhead Services, Inc |
| City | Helm |
| County | Fresno County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 93627 |
| Coordinates | 36.54917, -120.11111 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 48.0 MW | Cancelled | — |
| 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.