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Sentinel Energy Center, LLC

Riverside County, California · EIA plant ID 57482 · Operator: CPV Sentinel LLC
Natural gasNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineCAISOBA: CISO
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Nameplate800MWSummer 800 MW
Generators8in service
Net generation189GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor3%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate9,600Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2013Runs as peaking

The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.

Monthly net generation

EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
050100GWh2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

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.
0%5%10%20142016201820202022202420262.7% · 12 mo

Heat rate by year

Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
9,0009,50010,00020142016201820202022202420269,600 Btu/kWh · 12 mo
Annual data table
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
2013309.26.6%9,862
2014490.57.0%9,932
2015656.99.4%9,863
2016449.36.4%10,068
2017489.27.0%9,856
2018485.76.9%10,257
2019576.78.2%9,835
2020608.28.7%9,804
2021615.98.8%9,612
2022509.27.3%9,965
2023554.47.9%9,568
2024419.86.0%9,401
2025140.12.0%9,732

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 IDTechnologyPrime moverNameplate MWSummer MWOnlineStatusPlanned retirementOEM / model
CTG1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT100100May 2013Operating—coming soon
CTG2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT100100May 2013Operating—coming soon
CTG3Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT100100May 2013Operating—coming soon
CTG4Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT100100May 2013Operating—coming soon
CTG5Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT100100May 2013Operating—coming soon
CTG6Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT100100May 2013Operating—coming soon
CTG7Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT100100May 2013Operating—coming soon
CTG8Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT100100May 2013Operating—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: CPV Sentinel LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Meridian Clean Energy50.0%400 MW
Diamond Generating Corporation50.0%400 MW

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