Kern CanyonOut of service
Kern County, California · EIA plant ID 7911 · Operator: Kern and Tule Hydro LLC
Nameplate12MWSummer 12 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1921
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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 52.7 | 52.3% | — |
| 2002 | 49.9 | 49.5% | — |
| 2003 | 55.5 | 55.1% | — |
| 2004 | 55.7 | 55.2% | — |
| 2005 | 56.2 | 55.8% | — |
| 2006 | 50.9 | 50.5% | — |
| 2007 | 44.6 | 44.3% | — |
| 2008 | 36.7 | 36.3% | — |
| 2009 | 52.5 | 52.1% | — |
| 2010 | 22.7 | 22.6% | — |
| 2011 | 20.7 | 20.6% | — |
| 2012 | 30.5 | 30.2% | — |
| 2013 | 22.1 | 22.0% | — |
| 2014 | 15.5 | 15.4% | — |
| 2015 | 6.5 | 6.5% | — |
| 2016 | 33.9 | 33.5% | — |
| 2017 | 0.3 | 0.3% | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 11.5 | 11.5 | Aug 1921 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Kern and Tule Hydro LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Kern and Tule Hydro LLC | 100.0% | 12 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Rio Bravo Hydro Project | 14 MW | 2.6 km |
| Kern River 1 | 26 MW | 2.7 km |
| Bear Mountain Limited | 46 MW | 12 km |
| Woodmere Solar Farm | 15 MW | 13.3 km |
| Redcrest Solar Farm | 17 MW | 13.3 km |
| Redwood 4 Solar Farm | 20 MW | 14.1 km |