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57 MW Wood Waste out of service in Kern, CA
57 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
Technology
1990
Operating Since
Coordinates
35.7218, -119.2332
County
Kern, CA
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Clean Energy Systems Delano | Clean Energy Systems | — |
| Owner(s) | Clean Energy Systems Delano | AES | — |
| Status | Out of service | mothballed | — |
Covanta Delano Energy is a 57 MW biomass power plant located in Kern County, California. The plant began operating in 1990 and utilizes wood and wood waste as its primary fuel source. It consists of two generators and is operated by Clean Energy Systems Delano, a subsidiary of AES. The plant is interconnected to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) grid and falls within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
Covanta Delano Energy is a significant biomass facility, ranking as the largest of 25 such plants in California and 17th out of 97 nationwide. The plant's operations have been the subject of recent news coverage, with five articles published on topics including industry trends, regulatory matters, and grid-related issues.
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ISO/RTO
CAISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator (CISO)
Grid Voltage
66.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Commercial Non-CHP
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Latest Month
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Annual Generation
0.0%
Capacity Factor
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2013
$3,495/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $199.2M
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Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Pandol
Substation Distance
4.848 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
MCFRLND_6_N001
Pricing Hub
TH_ZP26_GEN-APND
Location Type
Pricing Node
Node Source
Curated node match
No wholesale contracts disclosed in FERC EQR for this plant.
FERC EQR captures bilateral wholesale energy + capacity contracts ≥$1M/yr filed quarterly by jurisdictional sellers — covers renewable PPAs, thermal energy sales agreements, capacity contracts, and tolling agreements alike. Many plants don't appear: regulated-utility output flows to ratepayers via cost-of-service rather than bilateral contracts; small projects fall below the filing threshold; tax-equity-financed renewables route offtake to investors not utilities; merchant plants sell into ISO clearing markets without bilateral contracts. News-extracted buyer facts (below) may surface contracts disclosed only through announcements.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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Clean Energy Systems wins federal permit to convert the mothballed Covanta Delano biomass plant into a carbon capture and sequestration facility near Delano, CA.
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