North Midway CogenOut of service
Kern County, California · EIA plant ID 52078 · Operator: Chevron USA Inc
Nameplate11MWSummer 9 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1986
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 66.6 | 87.4% | 7,480 |
| 2002 | 78.6 | 103.1% | 7,481 |
| 2003 | 76.6 | 100.6% | 7,435 |
| 2004 | 76.2 | 99.7% | 5,410 |
| 2005 | 60.3 | 79.1% | 5,410 |
| 2006 | 45.7 | 59.9% | 5,410 |
| 2007 | 47.5 | 60.3% | 16,726 |
| 2008 | 47.9 | 60.6% | 5,386 |
| 2009 | 39.3 | 49.8% | 5,405 |
| 2010 | 23.1 | 29.3% | 5,478 |
| 2011 | 30 | 38.1% | 5,441 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 3.5 | 3 | Oct 1986 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| GEN8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 3.5 | 3 | Oct 1986 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| GEN9 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 3.5 | 3 | Oct 1986 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Chevron USA Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Chevron USA Inc | 100.0% | 11 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| La Paloma Generating LLC | 1,156 MW | 2.3 km |
| Berry NMW Cogens | 11 MW | 3.7 km |
| Pumpjack Solar I | 20 MW | 3.9 km |
| Midway Sunset Cogen | 234 MW | 6.1 km |
| Dome Project | 6 MW | 6.3 km |
| McKittrick Cogen | 12 MW | 7.1 km |