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Elk Hills Power


Elk Hills Power

One of the cleanest and most efficient natural-gas fueled power plants in the nation, the 550 megawatt (MW) Elk Hills Power generating station operates about 25 miles west of Bakersfield, Calif.

PLANT OWNER:

Jointly owned by Sempra Generation and Occidental Petroleum Corp.

PLANT LOCATION:

Elk Hills Power is on a parcel of land in the middle of Occidental's Elk Hills oil and gas field, which is about 25 miles west of Bakersfield, Calif.

PLANT TYPE:

Combined-cycle; fueled using natural gas

TOTAL

GENERATING CAPACITY:

550 MW, enough electricity for about 420,000 area homes. (Electricity use varies by region, depending on the weather and other conditions.)

 

OPERATIONAL START DATE:

July 2003

TARGETED CUSTOMER BASE:

California