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US Borax — Power plant · Gas, combustion turbine · U S Borax Inc
  • Combustion
  • Operating
  • 10 · 100 · 1,000 MW

Power plant · Gas, combustion turbine

Key facts

Power plant · Gas, combustion turbineran 65% of 2025 Operating
Capacity
Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
Commissioned
1984
Net generation, 2025
274,462 MWh
Grid
115 kV to Southern California Edison Co (CISO)
Location
Kern County, California
Operated by
U S Borax Inc

Output

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

Operations detail

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Technology
Gas, combustion turbine source: “Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine”
Age
42 years since 1984
Unused energy
148 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
14,574 Btu/kWh 2025
All 7 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Attributes
AttributeValue
Grid
Nerc region
WECC
Report year
2025
Grid voltage kv
115
Transmission owner
Southern California Edison Co
Balancing authority code
CISO
Balancing authority name
California Independent System Operator
EPA greenhouse gas reporting (GHGRP)
EPA FRS ID
110066643289
Subparts reported
C
NAICS code
212390
Subpart PP (CO2 supply)
No
Subpart RR (geologic sequestration)
No
Subpart UU (CO2 injection)
No
Reporting year
2023
GHGRP facility ID
1003490
Fuel burned (MMBtu), 20253,999,887
Capacity factor, 20250.650
Heat rate (Btu/kWh), 202514,573.6
Net generation (MWh), 2025274,462
Balancing authority codeCISO

Ownership

2 companies2
Companies with an ownership or operating interest in this asset.
CompanyRoleShareAs ofSource
U S Borax Inc Operator EIA-860M
RIO TINTO AMERICA INC Owner 100.0% 31 Dec 2023 EPA GHGRP

Timeline

  • In service · EIA-860M