Long Beach Generation
Natural gas power plant · Los Angeles County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Long Beach Generation LLC
- County
- Los Angeles County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.23%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #43 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 341
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 63 MW | 65 MW | 1976 | Operating |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 63 MW | 65 MW | 1976 | Operating |
| CT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 63 MW | 65 MW | 1976 | Operating |
| CT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 63 MW | 65 MW | 1976 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in California
| Collierville Powerhouse | Hydro | 253 MW |
| Mount Signal Solar Farm V | Solar | 252 MW |
| Blythe Solar III, LLC Hybrid | Solar | 252 MW |
| Aquamarine | Solar | 250 MW |
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 252 MW solar plant and a 252 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