Power plant · California, United States
Covanta Delano Energy Power Plant
Covanta Delano Energy Power Plant is an idle biomass power plant in California, United States, with 57 MW of capacity, owned by Clean Energy Systems Delano.
Grid connection
It is idle (out of service), holding a 57 MW grid connection at 66 kV to the grid of Southern California Edison Co.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | California | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Idle (out of service) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1990 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Clean Energy Systems Delano | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Clean Energy Systems Delano | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 57 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Southern California Edison Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 66 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 35.7144, -119.2337 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow it compares
Covanta Delano Energy is the 61st-largest of 63 power plants in California and the 997th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 57 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 61st of 63 | 40,999 MW | 0.14% |
| United States | 997th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,386th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 19 water rights (13 active) and 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poso Creek irrigation right S002515 | Water right | 108,660 acre-ft/year | Active | 9.2 km |
| Poso Creek irrigation and recreation right A025117 | Water right | 66,000 acre-ft/year | Permitted | 24 km |
| Kern River irrigation right S002124 | Water right | 543,300 acre-ft/year | Active | 40 km |
| Lost Hills Mining | Mine | — | Operating | 50 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
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- Geysers Unit 5-201,236 MW
- La Paloma Generating Plant1,156 MW
- AES Alamitos LLC1,115 MW
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