El Cajon Energy Center
A 60.5 MW natural gas power plant in San Diego, California, owned by Wellhead Services, Inc, commissioned in 2010.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 57001Natural Gas
Nameplate capacity
60.5 MW
Primary fuel
Natural Gas
Commissioned
2010
Time in queue (2009→2010)
1.3 yrs
Owner
Wellhead Services, Inc
Location
San Diego, California
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
9 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Units
1
This facility was matched to a CAISO interconnection request (LBNL Queued Up): queued 2009, commercial operation 2010 — 1.3 years in the queue. See the CAISO queue or typical durations.
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.7 | |
| 2016 | 10.3 | |
| 2017 | 13.4 | |
| 2018 | 16.7 | |
| 2019 | 8.8 | |
| 2020 | 6.4 | |
| 2021 | 6.7 | |
| 2022 | 13.6 | |
| 2023 | 7.6 | |
| 2024 | 9 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyamaca Peak Energy Plant | Natural Gas | 48.7 MW | ~0 km |
| Grossmont HS Solar Project | Solar | 1.4 MW | ~3 km |
| Grossmont Hospital | Natural Gas | 4.5 MW | ~4 km |
| Grossmont College | Solar | 2.6 MW | ~4 km |
| Grossmont-Cuyamaca-Cuyamaca Col. Solar & | Solar | 2.4 MW | ~6 km |
| El Cajon Energy Storage | Storage | 7.5 MW | ~8 km |
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