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Elk Hills Cogen

Elk Hills Cogen is a 46.6 MW operating gas power plant in Kern County, California, operated by California Resources Elk Hills LLC.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingNov 1994 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
U1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine23 MW Standby / back-upNov 1994
U2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine23 MW Standby / back-upNov 1994

Plant details

Operator
California Resources Elk Hills LLC
Location
Kern County, California
Balancing authority
CISO
Sector
Industrial CHP
Capacity
Operating: 46.6 MW
First unit online
Nov 1994
EIA plant ID
55950

Location

35.4791, -119.7375

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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