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26.4 MW Hydro operating in Kern, CA
26.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Conventional Hydroelectric
Technology
1907
Operating Since
Coordinates
35.4603, -118.7796
County
Kern, CA
Nearby Plants
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Southern California Edison Co | Southern California Edison | — |
| Owner(s) | Southern California Edison Co | Edison International | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Kern River 1 is a hydroelectric power plant located in Kern County, California. The plant, owned by Edison International and operated by Southern California Edison Co, began operating in 1907. It has a total capacity of 26.4 MW, distributed across 4 generators utilizing conventional hydroelectric technology. The plant is ranked 85th out of 247 power plants in California and 434th nationally out of 1464 plants.
In the latest year with available data, Kern River 1 generated 192,126 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 82.9%. The plant operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $2,580.97 per kW. The plant's operations and related topics have been covered in 8 news articles, with a focus on regulatory and industry news.
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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
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
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16.0K MWh
Latest Month
192.1K MWh
Annual Generation
82.9%
Capacity Factor
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Run-of-river hydro · Southern California Edison Company · Data from 2015–2024
$2,581/kW
Installed Cost
$13.5/MWh
Operating Cost
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
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Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Kern River 1
Substation Distance
0.001 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
KERNRVR_6_N001
Pricing Hub
TH_SP15_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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