Kern Oil & Refining Co
Kern County, California · EIA plant ID 58100 · Operator: Kern Oil & Refining Co
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation36GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor85%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate13,394Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2002Runs as baseload
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
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 29.6 | 88.9% | 14,694 |
| 2014 | 28.3 | 84.9% | 15,355 |
| 2015 | 31.2 | 93.9% | 15,368 |
| 2016 | 32.1 | 74.6% | 13,622 |
| 2017 | 35.2 | 82.0% | 15,084 |
| 2018 | 31.4 | 73.2% | 14,128 |
| 2019 | 35.9 | 83.7% | 13,713 |
| 2020 | 35 | 81.4% | 13,608 |
| 2021 | 34.6 | 80.6% | 13,546 |
| 2022 | 34.5 | 80.4% | 13,557 |
| 2023 | 35 | 81.6% | 13,653 |
| 2024 | 35.3 | 82.0% | 13,515 |
| 2025 | 34.4 | 80.0% | 13,441 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5900 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 4.5 | 4.9 | Oct 2002 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Kern Oil & Refining Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Kern Oil & Refining Co | 100.0% | 5 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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| Bakersfield PV 1 | 5 MW | 6.6 km |
| Bakersfield 111 | 1 MW | 6.9 km |