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Midway Sunset Cogen

Midway Sunset Cogen is a 234 MW operating gas power plant in Kern County, California, operated by Midway-Sunset Cogeneration Co.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingMay 1989 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
ANatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine78 MW OperatingMay 1989
BNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine78 MW OperatingMay 1989
CNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine78 MW OperatingMay 1989

Plant details

Operator
Midway-Sunset Cogeneration Co
Location
Kern County, California
Balancing authority
CISO
Sector
IPP CHP
Capacity
Operating: 234 MW
First unit online
May 1989
EIA plant ID
52169

Location

35.2269, -119.6294

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem