Walnut Creek Energy Park
A 500 MW natural gas power plant in Los Angeles, California, owned by Walnut Creek LLC, commissioned in 2013.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 57515Natural Gas
Nameplate capacity
500 MW
Primary fuel
Natural Gas
Commissioned
2013
Time in queue (2005→2013)
7.9 yrs
Owner
Walnut Creek LLC
Location
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
278.2 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Units
5
This facility was matched to a CAISO interconnection request (LBNL Queued Up): queued 2005, commercial operation 2013 — 7.9 years in the queue. See the CAISO queue or typical durations.
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 439.7 | |
| 2016 | 445.6 | |
| 2017 | 347.2 | |
| 2018 | 382 | |
| 2019 | 456.2 | |
| 2020 | 419.4 | |
| 2021 | 249.8 | |
| 2022 | 492.3 | |
| 2023 | 371.4 | |
| 2024 | 278.2 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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