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Coolwater — Power plant · Gas, combined cycle · GenOn California South, LPSolar Photovoltaic Project #40 — Solar · CA · 10 MW · 1.3 km awaySolar Photovoltaic Project #41 — Solar · CA · 10 MW · 1.3 km awayMinneola Solar — Solar · CA · 3 MW · 7.8 km away
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Coolwater

Power plant · Gas, combined cycle

Key facts

Power plant · Gas, combined cycleran 4% of 2014 Retired
Capacity
Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
Commissioned
1961
Net generation, 2014
248,282 MWh
Location
San Bernardino County, California

Output

Net generation MWh by year, 2001 to 2014
Fuel burned MMBtu by year, 2001 to 2014
  • Gas

Operations detail

Details

Who’s behind it

Owner
NRG Energy, Inc

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Technology
Gas, combined cycle source: “Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle”
Age
65 years since 1961
All 2 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
AttributeValue
EPA greenhouse gas reporting (GHGRP)
EPA FRS ID
110000830904
NAICS code
221112
Subpart PP (CO2 supply)
No
Subpart RR (geologic sequestration)
No
Subpart UU (CO2 injection)
No
Reporting year
2023
GHGRP facility ID
1001445
Balancing authority codeCISO

Retirement

EIA-860M September 2026StatusEvery generator EIA lists at this plant has retired. As of EIA-860M for September 2026.
Retired
December 2014
Capacity retired
727.3 MW
Generators retired
8
GeneratorTechnologyNameplateStateDate
1Natural Gas Steam Turbine65.3 MWRetiredDecember 2014
2Natural Gas Steam Turbine82 MWRetiredDecember 2014
30Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle120 MWRetiredDecember 2014
31Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle85 MWRetiredDecember 2014
32Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle85 MWRetiredDecember 2014
40Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle120 MWRetiredDecember 2014
41Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle85 MWRetiredDecember 2014
42Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle85 MWRetiredDecember 2014
By technology
TechnologyRetiredScheduled to retire
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle580 MW
Natural Gas Steam Turbine147.3 MW

Grid

EIA-860Grid fieldsAs the plant reported them to EIA-860 (Schedule 2).
Balancing authority
CISO
Transmission lines within 25 km (3)
Can the connection be reused?

A plant that retires usually leaves its substation, transmission connection and interconnection agreement behind, and those may be reusable by a new project at the same site. FERC Order No. 845 lets an interconnection customer use surplus interconnection service at an existing site, and some transmission providers' tariffs let a replacement resource take over a retiring unit's interconnection service, usually within a set time after the retirement. Whether any such right still exists here, who holds it and on what terms depends on the owner, the transmission provider and timing; this page does not establish any of that.

Ownership

2 companies2
CompanyRoleShareAs ofSource
GenOn California South, LP Operator EIA-860M
NRG Energy, Inc Owner 100.0% 31 Dec 2023 EPA GHGRP

Timeline

  • Stated Units 1, 2, 30, 31, 32, 40, 41, 42 scheduled to retire, 727.3 MW · EIA-860M
  • In service · EIA-860M

Sources

5 sources

Sources EIA-860M · LBNL · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory · EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program — facility register with parent-company shares (Envirofacts pub_dim_facility; FLIGHT)

Sources

Every source and license · Attribution

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Around this plant

Nearby

within 25 km
ProjectKindAwayMW
Solar Photovoltaic Project #40 Postponed Solar 1.3 km 10
Solar Photovoltaic Project #41 Postponed Solar 1.3 km 10
Minneola Solar Under construction Solar 7.8 km 3

Sources EIA-860M

Sources

Attribution