CalPeak Power Panoche Peaker Plant
Fresno County, California · EIA plant ID 55508 · Operator: Calpeak Operating Services, LLC
Nameplate61MWSummer 48 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate11,106Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2001Runs as peaking
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), gas/coal/oil 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 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 21.9 | 5.9% | 11,252 |
| 2003 | 4.3 | 1.2% | 11,112 |
| 2004 | 4.4 | 1.2% | 10,904 |
| 2005 | 4 | 1.1% | 10,546 |
| 2006 | 9.9 | 2.7% | 10,669 |
| 2007 | 11.7 | 2.7% | 10,537 |
| 2008 | 7 | 1.6% | 10,386 |
| 2009 | 11.1 | 2.6% | 10,917 |
| 2010 | 5.2 | 1.2% | 11,101 |
| 2011 | 12.9 | 3.0% | 10,974 |
| 2012 | 9 | 2.1% | 10,986 |
| 2013 | 7.9 | 1.7% | 10,902 |
| 2014 | 14 | 3.1% | 10,867 |
| 2015 | 38.5 | 9.2% | 10,539 |
| 2016 | 17.9 | 4.3% | 11,196 |
| 2017 | 15.6 | 3.7% | 11,015 |
| 2018 | 14.2 | 3.4% | 11,034 |
| 2019 | 6.6 | 1.6% | 11,474 |
| 2020 | 19 | 4.5% | 10,956 |
| 2021 | 16.5 | 3.9% | 10,982 |
| 2022 | 7.2 | 1.7% | 11,118 |
| 2023 | 26.4 | 6.3% | 10,791 |
| 2024 | 10.5 | 2.5% | 10,999 |
| 2025 | 1.9 | 0.4% | 11,106 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPP2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 60.5 | 48 | Dec 2001 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Calpeak Operating Services, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| CalPeak Power - Panoche LLC | 100.0% | 61 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Midway Peaking LLC | 140 MW | 0.2 km |
| Iron BESS | — | 0.2 km |
| Midway BESS | — | 0.2 km |
| Panoche Peaker | 57 MW | 0.2 km |
| Panoche Energy Center | 432 MW | 0.3 km |
| Conflitti Solar | 4 MW | 2.9 km |