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Natural gas power plant · Los Angeles County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Other Natural Gas
- Operator
- Bloom Energy 2009 PPA
- County
- Los Angeles County
- Generating units
- 11
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #276 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 57460
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CL00 | Other Natural Gas | 0.1 MW | 0.1 MW | 2010 | Operating |
| CL01 | Other Natural Gas | 0.1 MW | 0.1 MW | 2010 | Operating |
| CL02 | Other Natural Gas | 0.1 MW | 0.1 MW | 2010 | Operating |
| CL03 | Other Natural Gas | 0.1 MW | 0.1 MW | 2010 | Operating |
| CL04 | Other Natural Gas | 0.1 MW | 0.1 MW | 2010 | Operating |
| CL05 | Other Natural Gas | 0.1 MW | 0.1 MW | 2010 | Operating |
| CL06 | Other Natural Gas | 0.1 MW | 0.1 MW | 2010 | Operating |
| CL07 | Other Natural Gas | 0.1 MW | 0.1 MW | 2010 | Operating |
| CL08 | Other Natural Gas | 0.1 MW | 0.1 MW | 2010 | Operating |
| CL09 | Other Natural Gas | 0.1 MW | 0.1 MW | 2010 | Operating |
| CL10 | Other Natural Gas | 0.1 MW | 0.1 MW | 2010 | Operating |
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 1.1 MW solar plant and a 1.1 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