Power plant · California, United States
Vidal Energy Center
Vidal Energy Center is a power plant under construction in California, United States, with 320 MW of capacity, owned by CDH Vidal LLC.
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 | Under construction | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2026 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | CDH Vidal LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | CDH Vidal LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 320 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Batteries | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 34.0848, -114.4707 | 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.
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Vidal Energy Center is the 20th-largest of 53 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in California and the 224th-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 320 MW is 0.11% of the 282,375 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United States. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 20th of 53 | 19,171 MW | 1.7% |
| United States | 224th of 835 | 282,375 MW | 0.11% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 465th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 16 water rights and 3 mines (2 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underground water right 36-029334.0000 | Water right | — | — | 12 km |
| Underground water right 36-029336.0000 | Water right | — | — | 12 km |
| Underground water right 36-029335.0000 | Water right | — | — | 13 km |
| Copperstone Mine | Mine | — | Idle | 29 km |
| The Standard Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 45 km |
| Rosemary's Mountain Quarry | Mine | — | Operating | 49 km |
Owner, operator and place
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- Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybrid1,848 MW
- Haynes1,739 MW
- Castaic1,682 MW
- Ormond Beach1,612 MW
- Geysers Unit 5-201,236 MW
- La Paloma Generating Plant1,156 MW
- AES Alamitos LLC1,115 MW
Data on this page
- Arizona Department of Water Resources water rights (surface water filings and irrigation grandfathered rights). Arizona Department of Water Resources water rights (surface water filings and irrigation grandfathered rights), Restricted.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.