429th largest plant in California · 3698th nationally
Kern River Eastridge Cogen is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 48.8 MW. It generates roughly 236.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 22,503 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 55% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 582 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Kern River Eastridge Cogen |
|---|---|
| Operator | Chevron Usa Inc |
| City | Bakersfield |
| County | Kern County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 93308 |
| Coordinates | 35.44060, -118.96170 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101A | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 24.4 MW | Operating | 1988 |
| 101B | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 24.4 MW | Operating | 1988 |
| CO₂ | 68.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 188 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 582 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| 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.