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Blacksand Generating Facility

Blacksand Generating Facility is a 9.6 MW operating gas power plant in Orange County, California, operated by Bridge Energy LLC.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJun 2000 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
D182Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine4.0 MW OperatingJun 2000
D189Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine3.7 MW OperatingNov 2000
D191Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine0.8 MW OperatingJul 2025
D192Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine0.8 MW OperatingJul 2025
D190Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine0.3 MW OperatingSep 2012

Plant details

Operator
Bridge Energy LLC
Location
Orange County, California
Balancing authority
CISO
Sector
Industrial Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 9.6 MW
First unit online
Jun 2000
EIA plant ID
56090

Location

33.9328, -117.8550

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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