Kilowatt, California

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Kilowatt (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°23′56″N119°26′50″W / 35.39889°N 119.44722°W / 35.39889; -119.44722 Coordinates: 35°23′56″N119°26′50″W / 35.39889°N 119.44722°W / 35.39889; -119.44722
Country United States
State California
County Kern County
Elevation
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279 ft (85 m)

Kilowatt is an unincorporated locality and former settlement in Kern County, California. [1] It is located on the Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Southern Pacific Railroad) 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Buttonwillow, [2] at an elevation of 279 feet (85 m). [1]

It was formerly the site of the 1920s-era Midway Steam Plant [3] of the San Joaquin Light and Power Corporation. The Midway Steam Plant was demolished in 1966. [4] The site is now occupied by the Midway Substation, linked to electrical transmission lines Path 15 and Path 26.

1921 view of the Midway plant of the San Joaquin Light & Power Corporation, and Kilowatt station, showing the power house and boilers in the foreground and the operators' cottages in the background. Midway steam plant site 1921.jpg
1921 view of the Midway plant of the San Joaquin Light & Power Corporation, and Kilowatt station, showing the power house and boilers in the foreground and the operators' cottages in the background.


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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kilowatt, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1056. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.
  3. "Notable Electrical Projects in Kern County, California". Mining and Oil Bulletin. 7: 849. January 1921. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  4. Allen, Polly; Cross, Michelle (October 1, 2014). "From Midway Steam Plant to Midway Substation" (PDF). Retrieved January 5, 2020. Presentation that includes historical photographs and documents of the site.