Go to Content| Go to Page Updated Information| Go to Footer
Welcome to the California Energy Commission
Striped Image Section
Status of All Projects

  For links to project pages, see alphabetical listing, or click on project names below.

CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION - ENERGY FACILITY STATUS
Projects Since 1997, Updated: 5/7/2008
  COLOR KEY:
  Operational / On Line
  Approved
  In Review
  On-line date is expected to be delayed beyond the date shown.
  Expected and disclosed
  Planned but undisclosed
  On hold or suspended. According to developers,
the new on-line date will be determined when the markets are favorable and financing is available.
  Project approved but cancelled by applicant or approved and license expired before construction began; or proceeding terminated by Commission.

  Projects On Line
Arranged by
Date On Line
Docket
Number
Status Capacity (MW) Construction Completed
(percent)
Location Date Approved Construction Start Date Original
On-Line Date
Actual
On-Line Date*
1a Sunrise - Texaco & Edison Mission E. 98-AFC-4 Operational 320 100 Kern Co. 12/6/00 12/7/00 7/01 6/27/01
2 Sutter - Calpine 97-AFC-2 Operational 540 100 Sutter Co. 4/14/99 7/1/99 7/01 7/2/01
3 Los Medanos (Pittsburg) - Calpine 98-AFC-1 Operational 555 100 Contra Costa 8/17/99 9/17/99 7/01 7/9/01
4 Wildflower Larkspur - Intergen 01-EP-1 Operational 90 100 San Diego Co. 4/4/01 4/5/01 7/01 7/16/01
5 Wildflower Indigo 1,2&3 - Intergen 01-EP-2 Operational 135 100 Riverside Co. 4/4/01 4/5/01 7/01-9/01 7/26-9/10/01
6 Drews - Alliance 01-EP-5 Operational 40 100 San Bernardino 4/25/01 4/26/01 9/01 8/15/01
7 Hanford - GWF 01-EP-7 Operational 95 100 Kings Co. 5/10/01 5/11/01 9/01 9/1/01
8 Century - Alliance 01-EP-4 Operational 40 100 San Bernardino 4/25/01 4/26/01 9/01 9/15/01
9 Escondido - Calpeak 01-EP-10 Operational 49.5 100 San Diego Co. 6/6/01 6/7/01 9/01 9/30/01
10 Border - Calpeak 01-EP-14 Operational 49.5 100 San Diego Co. 7/11/01 7/12/01 9/01 10/26/01
  Subtotal On Line 2001 1,914            
11 Gilroy I, Units 1,2&3 - Calpine 01-EP-8 Operational 135 100 Santa Clara Co. 5/21/01 5/22/01 9/01 Units 1&2: 1/29/02
Unit 3: 2/20/02
12 King City - Calpine 01-EP-6 Operational 50 100 Monterey Co. 5/2/01 5/3/01 9/01 1/14/02
13 Delta - Calpine 98-AFC-3 Operational 887 100 Contra Costa 2/9/00 4/1/00 7/02 5/10/02
14 Henrietta Peaker - GWF 01-AFC-18 Operational 96 100 Kings Co. 3/7/02 3/8/02 6/02 7/1/02
15 Moss Landing Unit 1 & 2 - Duke 99-AFC-4 Operational 1,060 100 Monterey Co. 10/25/00 11/28/00 6/02 7/11/02
16 Huntington Beach Unit 3 & 4 - AES 00-AFC-13 Operational 450 100 Orange Co. 5/10/01 5/31/01 11/01 Unit 3: 7/31/02
Unit 4: 8/7/03
17a Valero Cogen. Unit 1 01-AFC-5 Operational 51 100 Solano Co. 10/31/01 11/5/01 6/02 10/18/02
  Subtotal On Line 2002 2,729            
18 La Paloma - PG&E Natl. Units 1, 2, 3 & 4 98-AFC-2 Operational 1,124 100 Kern Co. 10/6/99 1/1/00 3/02 Units 1&2: 1/10/03
Units 3&4: 3/7/03
19 Los Esteros 1 - Calpine Units 1, 2, 3 & 4 01-AFC-12 Operational 180 100 Santa Clara Co. 7/2/02
Recertified
3/16/05
Under docket
03-AFC-2
7/8/02 5/03 3/7/03
20 High Desert - Constellation 97-AFC-1 Operational 830 100 San Bernardino 5/3/00 5/1/01 7/03 4/22/03
21 Tracy Peaker - GWF 01-AFC-16 Operational 169 100 San Joaquin Co. 7/17/02 7/22/02 4/03 6/1/03
1b Sunrise Comb. Cycle - Texaco & Mission (amendment to application: 98-AFC-4) 98-AFC-4C Operational 265 100 Kern Co. 11/19/01 12/21/01 6/03 6/1/03
22 Woodland II Combined Cycle - Modesto Irrigation District 01-SPPE-1 Operational 80 100 Stanislaus Co 9/19/01 2/21/02 5/03 6/6/03
23 Blythe I - Blythe Energy, LLC 99-AFC-8 Operational 520 100 Riverside Co. 3/21/01 4/27/01 4/03 7/15/03
24 Elk Hills - Sempra & Oxy 99-AFC-1 Operational 500 100 Kern Co. 12/6/00 6/8/01 12/02 7/24/03
  Subtotal On Line 2003 3,668            
  Subtotal On Line 2004 0            
25 Von Raesfeld Power Plant Project (Formerly Pico Power) Combined Cycle - Silicon Valley Power 02-AFC-3 Operational 147 100 Santa Clara Co. 9/9/03 9/10/03 12/04 3/24/2005
26 Pastoria Phase 1, Unit 1, 2 & 3 - Calpine 99-AFC-7 Operational 750 99 Kern Co. 12/20/00 10/3/01 1/03 Unit 1: 5/4/05
Units 2&3: 7/5/05
27 Metcalf - Calpine 99-AFC-3 Operational 600 100 Santa Clara Co. 9/24/01 1/15/02 7/03 5/27/05
28 Kings River Conservation Dist. Peaker 03-SPPE-2 Operational 97 100 Fresno Co. 5/19/04 11/04 5/05 9/19/05
29 Magnolia - SoCal Power Authority 01-AFC-6 Operational 328 100 Los Angeles Co. 3/5/03 7/21/03 5/05 9/22/05
30 Malburg - City of Vernon Combined Cycle 01-AFC-25 Operational 134 100 Los Angeles Co. 5/20/03 9/11/03 11/05 10/17/05
31a Mountainview Units 3 & 4 - SCE 00-AFC-2 Operational 1,056 100 San Bernardino 3/21/01 9/1/01,
resumed 3/15/04
6/03 Unit 3: 12/9/05
Unit 4: 1/19/06
  Subtotal On Line 2005 3,110            
32 SMUD Cosumnes Combined Cycle Phase 1 - SMUD 01-AFC-19 Operational 500 100 Sacramento Co. 9/9/03 9/17/03 6/05 2/24/06
33 Walnut Energy Center - Turlock Irrigation District 02-AFC-4 Operational 250 100 Stanislaus Co 2/18/04 3/15/04 4/06 2/28/06
34 Palomar Escondido - Sempra 01-AFC-24 Operational 546 100 San Diego Co. 8/6/03 6/1/04 3/06 4/1/06
35 Riverside Energy Resource Center Units 1 & 2 - City of Riverside 04-SPPE-1 Operational 96 100 Riverside Co. 12/15/04 2/23/05 6/05 Unit 1: 6/1/06
Unit 2: 7/26/2006
36 Ripon Simple Cycle - MID 03-SPPE-1 Operational 95 100 San Joaquin Co. 2/4/04 10/4/04,
Restart
4/1/05
4/05 6/21/06
  Subtotal On Line 2006 1,487            
37 Bottle Rock Geothermal - U.S. Renewables Group 79-AFC-4C
Amendment
Operational 17 98 Lake Co. 12/13/06 12/19/06 6/07 10/1/07
38 Roseville Combined Cycle - Roseville 03-AFC-1 Operational 160 100 Placer Co. 4/13/05 8/18/05 12/07 11/5/07
  Subtotal On Line 2007 177            
  ON-LINE TOTAL 13,087            



  Approved / Under Construction
(Arranged By On-Line Date)
Docket Number Status Capacity (MW) Construction Completed
(percent)
Location Date Approved Construction
Start Date
Original
On-Line Date
Current
On-Line Date*
1 Niland Peaker - Imperial Irrigation District 06-SPPE-1 Under Construction 93 70 Imperial Co. 10/11/06 6/25/07 5/08 6/08
2 Inland Empire Comb Cycle -GE &Calpine {5} 01-AFC-17 Under Construction 800 82 Riverside Co. 12/17/03 8/29/05 12/05 8/08
3 Otay Mesa - Calpine 99-AFC-5 Under Construction 590 30 San Diego Co. 4/18/01 Began
9/10/01
Restart 6/21/04
Resumed
5/1/07
7/03 5/09
4 Gateway - PG&E
(formerly Contra Costa - Mirant)
00-AFC-1 Under Construction 530 44 Contra Costa 5/30/01 8/30/01
Resumed
2/2007
8/03 6/09
5 EIF Panoche - Energy Investors Fund 06-AFC-5 Under Construction 400 0 Fresno Co. 12/19/07 2/15/08 11/09 11/09
6 Colusa Generation Station - E&L Westcoast 06-AFC-9 Preconstruction 660 Green Field Colusa Co. 4/23/08 -- -- --
  Approved and Under Construction Subtotal 3,073            
  Approved / Not Under Construction
(Arranged By On-Line Date)
Docket Number Status Capacity (MW) Construction Completed
(percent)
Location Date Approved Construction
Start Date
Original
On-Line Date
Current
On-Line Date*
1 Russell City - Calpine & GE 01-AFC-7 Construction On Hold 600 0 Alameda Co. 9/11/02 ? 12/04 ?
Russell City Amendment - Calpine & GE 01-AFC-7C Amendment to relocate site See
01-AFC-7
0 Alameda Co. 10/3/07 -- -- --
2 Starwood Midway Firebaugh/Panoche - Starwood Power-Midway LLC 06-AFC-10 Construction On Hold 120 0 Fresno Co. 1/16/08 ? 6/09 On Hold
3 El Centro Unit 3 Repower - Imperial Irrigation District{7}
Expansion project
06-SPPE-2 Preconstruction On Hold 85 0 Imperial Co. 1/3/07 ? 5/09 On Hold
4 Walnut Creek Energy Park - Edison Mission Energy 05-AFC-2 Preconstruction On Hold 500 0 Los Angeles Co. 2/27/08 ? ? On Hold
5 El Segundo Repower - Dynegy/NRG {2} 00-AFC-14 On Hold 630 0 Los Angeles Co. 2/2/05 Construction pending dry cooling amendment ? On Hold
6 East Altamont - Calpine 01-AFC-4 On Hold 1,100 0 Alameda Co. 8/20/03 On Hold 7/05 On Hold
7 Salton Sea Geothermal {4} 02-AFC-2 On Hold 215 0 Imperial Co. 12/17/03 ? 1/06 On Hold
8 San Joaquin Valley Energy Center - Calpine 01-AFC-22 On Hold 1,087 0 Fresno Co. 1/14/04 On Hold 1/06 On Hold
9 Morro Bay - L.S. Power {1} 00-AFC-12 On Hold 1,200 0 San Luis Obispo 8/2/04 On Hold On Hold On Hold
10 Tesla Combined Cycle - FPL 01-AFC-21 On Hold 1,120 0 Alameda Co. 6/16/04 On Hold On Hold On Hold
11 Blythe II Combined Cycle - Blythe Energy, LLC 02-AFC-1 On Hold 520 0 Riverside Co. 12/14/05 tba   On Hold
12 Los Esteros 2 Combined Cycle - Calpine 03-AFC-2 Preconstruction On Hold 140 0 Santa Clara Co. 10/11/06 ?   On Hold
13 SF Reliability Project - City of SF 04-AFC-1 On Hold 145 0 San Francisco 10/3/06 9/08 12/08 On Hold
4/10
14 Blythe I Transmission Line - Blythe Energy, LLC 99-AFC-8C Preconstruction On Hold 230 kV
Transmission
Line
0 Riverside Co. 10/11/06 ?   On Hold
15 Pastoria Phase 2 Expansion Project - simple cycle addition - Calpine 05-AFC-1 Preconstruction On Hold 160 0 Kern Co. 11/8/06 ?   On Hold
  Subtotal Approved and "Available" for Construction 7,622            
A Three Mountain - Covanta 99-AFC-2 Approval Expired
5/16/06
500 0 Shasta Co. 5/16/01 n/a 12/03 Approval Expired
5/16/06
B Western Midway-Sunset - Mission 99-AFC-9 Approval Expired 500 0 Kern Co. 3/21/01 n/a 7/03 Approval Expired
3/21/06
C United Golden Gate Phase 1 - El Paso 00-AFC-5 Approval Expired 51 0 San Mateo Co. 3/7/01 n/a 7/01 Approval
Expired
D Pegasus Energy - Delta Power 01-EP-9 Cancelled 181 0 San Bernardino 6/6/01 Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled
E Chula Vista 2 - Ramco 01-EP-3 Cancelled 62 0 San Diego Co. 6/13/01 Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled
F Hanford Energy Park - GWF {3} 00-SPPE-1 Cancelled 99 0 Kings Co. 4/11/01 Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled
G Valero Cogen. Unit 2
(see Unit 1 - # 17a in "On Line" section)
01-AFC-5 Not built and License Expired 51 37 Solano Co. 10/31/01 11/5/01 12/02 Not built and License Expired
  Subtotal Approved but Will Not Be Built 1,444            
  Subtotal Approved AND Not Under Construction 9,066            
  APPROVED TOTAL 25,226            



  Projects in Review
(Arranged By Estimated Decision Date)
Docket Number Process Capacity (MW) Project Type Location Date Filed Estimated Decision Date   Estimated
On-line Date**
1 El Segundo Power Redevelopment Projects (Dry Cooling Amendment) - NRG 00-AFC-14C Amendment [560]
MW included under 200-AFC-14 approved 2/2/05
Brown Field Los Angeles Co. 6/22/07 6/08   6/10
2 City of Victorville Hybrid (513 MW gas, 50 MW solar) 07-AFC-1 12-mo. AFC 563 Green Field San Bernardino Co. 2/28/07 6/08   8/10
Orange Grove Energy - J Power USA 07-SPPE-2 SPPE [100] Green Field San Diego Co. 7/19/07 Project Denied
5/7/08
   
3 Eastshore - Tierra Energy 06-AFC-6 12-mo. AFC 116 Brown Field Alameda Co. 9/22/06 7/08   7/09
4 San Gabriel Generating Station - Reliant 07-AFC-2 12-mo. AFC 656 Brown Field San Bernardino Co. 4/13/07 7/08   7/10
5 Sun Valley Energy Project (simple cycle/peaker) - Edison Mission Energy 05-AFC-3 12-mo. AFC 500 Green Field Riverside Co. 12/1/05 8/08   Unknown
6 Highgrove Grand Terrace Peaker - AES 06-AFC-2 6/12-mo. AFC 300 Expansion San Bernardino 5/25/06 8/08   Unknown
7 Humboldt Bay Repowering Project - PG&E 06-AFC-7 12-month AFC 163 Repower Humboldt Co. 9/29/06 9/08   8/09
8 Southeast Region Energy Project - City of Vernon 06-AFC-4 12-mo. AFC 943 Brown Field Los Angeles Co. 6/30/06 9/08   Unknown
9 Sentinel Peaker - Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) 07-AFC-3 12-mo. AFC 850 Green Field Riverside Co. 6/26/07 11/08   5/10
10 MMC Chula Vista Expansion - MMC Energy Inc. 07-AFC-4 12-mo. AFC 100 Brown Field San Diego Co. 8/10/07 11/08   12/09
11 Carlsbad - NRG 07-AFC-6 12-mo. AFC 558 Brown Field San Diego Co. 9/14/07 11/08   7/10
12 Community Power Plant - Kings River Conservation District 07-AFC-7 12-mo. AFC 565 Green Field Fresno Co. 9/27/07 12/08   6/11
13 Riverside Energy Resource Center Expansion, Units 3&4 - City of Riverside 2008-SPPE-1 SPPE 96 Expansion Riverside Co. 3/19/08 12/08   12/09
14 Ivanpah Solar Tower, Solar Partners/Brightsource 07-AFC-5 12-mo. AFC 400 Green Field San Bernardino Co. 8/31/07 12/08   12/10 to 12/12
phased on line
15 Carrizo Energy Solar Farm - Carrizo Energy, LLC 07-AFC-8 12-mo. AFC 177 Green Field San Luis Obispo Co. 10/25/07 1/09   5/10 to 3/12
phased on line
16 Canyon Power Plant - Southern California Power Authority 07-AFC-9 12-mo. AFC 200 Green Field Orange Co. 12/28/07 2/09   6/10
17 Avenal Energy - Avenal Power Center LLC 08-AFC-1 12-mo AFC 600 Green Field Kings Co. 2/21/08 4/09   Unknown
18 Beacon Solar Energy Project - Beacon Solar LLC 2008-AFC2 12-Mon. AFC 250 unknown Kern County 3/14/08 5/09   10/11
a Chevron Richmond Power Plant Replacement Project - Chevron 07-SPPE-1 SPPE 63 Brown Field Contra Costa Co. 6/22/07 Suspended   Suspended
b Larkspur Energy Facility Amendment - Larkspur 3 LLC 01-EP-1C Amendment [47] Expansion San Diego Co. 4/9/07 Suspended   Suspended
  UNDER REVIEW TOTAL 7,077            



  Projects Announced
(Arranged By Estimated Filing Date)
  Process Capacity (MW) Project Type Location Estimated Filing Date      
1 Hybrid Gas-Solar - City of Palmdale (500 MW gas, 50 MW solar)   12-mo. AFC 570 Green Field San Bernardino Co. 6/08      
2 Stirling Solar Thermal Two   12-mo. AFC 900 Green Field Imperial Co. 6/08      
3 Stirling Solar Thermal One   12-mo. AFC 850 Green Field San Bernardino Co. 7/08      
4 Clean Hydrogen Power Project - BP/ARCO & Edison Mission Energy   12-month AFC 500 Brown Field Los Angles Co. Unknown      
  ANNOUNCED TOTAL 2,820            



Projects Planned
(Arranged by Estimated Filing Date)
Process Capacity (MW) Project Type Location Estimated Filing Date
Peaker Addition 2 12-mo AFC 100 Unknown Unknown
Peaker Addition 3 12-mo AFC 100 Unknown Unknown
Peaker Expansion 2 Amendment 49 Unknown Unknown
Peaker Expansion 3 Amendment 49 Unknown Unknown
Peaker Expansion 4 12-mo AFC 120 Unknown Unknown
Solar Thermal 3 12-mo AFC 160 Unknown Unknown
Solar Thermal 4 12-mo AFC 230 Unknown Unknown
Solar Thermal 5 12-mo AFC 230 Unknown Unknown
Solar Thermal 6 12-mo AFC 250 Unknown Unknown
Solar Thermal 7 12-mo AFC 250 Unknown Unknown
Solar Thermal 8 12-mo AFC 250 Unknown Unknown
PLANNED TOTAL 1,788          
   
  NOTES:   DEFINITIONS:
  Bold text in tableidentifies a change from the previous report. Green Field - undeveloped site
  * Estimated on-line date if construction is not delayed. Brown Field - developed site
  ** Estimated on-line date if approved and constructed as proposed. Expansion - New unit at existing power plant site, no loss of existing generation
  Projects in italics are emergency siting projects. Repower - Modification of existing equipment
  Megawatts in [ ] are not included in totals. Replacement - Demolition of old plant and construction of new plant
  {1} 1002 MW replaced with 1200 MW for a net increase of 198 MW On Hold indicates the applicant has suspended work.
  {2} 339 MW replaced with 630 MW for a net increase of 291 MW Suspended indicates the committee has suspended the proceeding.
  {3} Calpine has received Commission approval to amend the project to add "duct firing," thereby increasing the total generating capacity from 510 to 590 MW.
  {4} Project approved but withdrawn and replaced by Hanford-GWF peaker (01-EP-7).
  {5} Total MW includes 130 MW amendment approved 6/22/05.
  {6} Calpine needs to obtain a new or amended Commission decision for a new location for the Russell City Project (01-AFC-7) approved September 11, 2002, but since "on hold."
  {7} El Centro project (06-SPPE-2) is repower of 44 MW Unit 3 at Imperial Irrigation District El Centro Generating Station with 128 MW new facility, for a net increase of 84+ MW.
  MW for projects withdrawn, cancelled or expired are not included in total available for possible construction.


  This page can also be downloaded as a Microsoft Excel file.



Page Updated:
Go to Content| Go to Page Updated Information| Go to Footer