BP Carson Refinery
Natural gas power plant · Los Angeles County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Other Gases
- Operator
- Tesoro Carson Refinery
- County
- Los Angeles County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #181 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 50540
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Other Gases | 12 MW | 6.5 MW | 1984 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 1.5 MW | 1.5 MW | 1982 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 14 MW solar plant and a 14 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All California power plants · What California actually generates