605th largest plant in California · 4596th nationally
Westend Facility is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 20.0 MW.
| Plant Name | Westend Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Searles Valley Minerals Operations Inc. |
| City | Trona |
| County | San Bernardino County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 93562 |
| Coordinates | 35.70750, -117.39560 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PINA | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 20.0 MW | Out of Service | 1969 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Karnavati Holdings Inc | Overland Park, KS | 10000.0% |
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.