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- 10 · 100 · 1,000 MW
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McGrath Peaker
Power plant · Gas, combustion turbine
Key facts
Power plant · Gas, combustion turbineran 1% of 2025 Operating- Capacity
- Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
- Commissioned
- 2012
- Net generation, 2025
- 2,632 MWh
- Grid
- 66 kV to Southern California Edison Co (CISO)
- Location
- Ventura County, California
- Operated by
- Southern California Edison Co
Output
- Gas
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Who’s behind it
- Owner
- Edison International
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- Technology
- Gas, combustion turbine source: “Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine”
- Age
- 14 years since 2012
- Unused energy
- 434 GWh 2025Unused energyA lead, not a guarantee: MW × hours × (1 − capacity factor) for the latest year (EIA-923), gas, coal and oil plants only. Air-permit run-hour caps, heat rate (cost to run) and capacity-market or reliability obligations can rule it out.
- Heat rate
- 10,359 Btu/kWh 2025
All 7 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Grid |
|
| EPA greenhouse gas reporting (GHGRP) |
|
| Fuel burned (MMBtu), 2025 | 27,265 |
| Capacity factor, 2025 | 0.006 |
| Heat rate (Btu/kWh), 2025 | 10,359 |
| Net generation (MWh), 2025 | 2,632 |
| Balancing authority code | CISO |
Ownership
2 companies2| Company | Role | Share | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern California Edison Co | Operator | EIA-860M | ||
| EDISON INTERNATIONAL | Owner | 100.0% | Dec 31, 2023 | EPA GHGRP |
Timeline
- In service · EIA-860M
Sources
4 sourcesSources EIA-860M · 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
- EIA-860M
- EIASource: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity bulk data (Form EIA-923 monthly plant series)
- EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
- EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program — facility register with parent-company shares (Envirofacts pub_dim_facility; FLIGHT)
Around this plant
Nearby
within 15 mi| Project | Kind | Away | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Rock Energy Center Hybrid Postponed | Gas, combustion turbine | 10.7 mi | 300 |
| Santa Paula Energy Storage Postponed | Storage | 14.7 mi | 5 |
Sources EIA-860M