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Midway Sunset Cogen — Power plant · Gas, combustion turbine · Midway-Sunset Cogeneration CoHydrogen Energy California LLC — Withdrawn · Coal · CA · 421 MW · 11.1 mi away
  • Combustion
  • Operating
  • 10 · 100 · 1,000 MW

Midway Sunset Cogen

Power plant · Gas, combustion turbine

Key facts

Power plant · Gas, combustion turbineran 2% of 2025 Operating
Capacity
Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
Commissioned
1989
Net generation, 2025
47,263 MWh
Grid
230 kV to Pacific Gas & Electric Co (CISO)
Location
Kern County, California

Output

Net generation MWh by year, 2001 to 2026
Fuel burned MMBtu by year, 2001 to 2026
  • Gas

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Technology
Gas, combustion turbine source: “Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine”
Age
37 years since 1989
Unused energy
2,002 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
11,849 Btu/kWh 2025
All 8 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Attributes
AttributeValue
Gem
Parents
Name
California Resources Corp
Share pct
50
Gem entity id
E100000001169
Name
NRG Energy Inc
Share pct
50
Gem entity id
E100000001262
Unit ids
G100000402373, G100000402374, G100000402375
Location id
L100000401643
Eia plant ids
52169
Grid
Nerc region
WECC
Report year
2025
Grid voltage kv
230
Transmission owner
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Balancing authority code
CISO
Balancing authority name
California Independent System Operator
EPA greenhouse gas reporting (GHGRP)
EPA FRS ID
110017396414
Subparts reported
C
NAICS code
221112
Subpart PP (CO2 supply)
No
Subpart RR (geologic sequestration)
No
Subpart UU (CO2 injection)
No
Reporting year
2023
GHGRP facility ID
1005355
Fuel burned (MMBtu), 2025560,036
Capacity factor, 20250.023
Heat rate (Btu/kWh), 202511,849.4
Net generation (MWh), 202547,263
Balancing authority codeCISO

Ownership

6 companies6
Companies with an ownership or operating interest in this asset.
CompanyRoleShareAs ofSource
Midway-Sunset Cogeneration Co Operator EIA-860M
NRG Energy, Inc Owner 50.0% Dec 31, 2023 EPA GHGRP
IKAV Impact USA Inc Owner 25.5% Dec 31, 2023 EPA GHGRP
CPPIB Vedder US Holdings, LLC Owner 24.5% Dec 31, 2023 EPA GHGRP
Aera Energy LLC Owner 50.0% Dec 31, 2025 EIA-860
San Joaquin Energy Co Owner 50.0% Dec 31, 2025 EIA-860

Timeline

  • In service · EIA-860M

Sources

6 sources

Sources EIA-860M · GEM · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory · EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program — facility register with parent-company shares (Envirofacts pub_dim_facility; FLIGHT) · EIA-860 Annual Electric Generator Report — Schedule 4 Owner (ownership shares per generator), plus Plant/Generator schedules

Sources

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Around this plant

Nearby

within 15 mi
Projects within 15 mi, nearest first.
ProjectKindAwayMW
Hydrogen Energy California LLC Withdrawn Coal 11.1 mi 421

Sources CAISO · EIA-860M

Sources

  • CAISOOpen license, with credit · retrieved Nov 13, 2026Source: California ISO
  • EIA-860MOpen license · retrieved Nov 4, 2026

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