Scattergood
Natural gas power plant · Los Angeles County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
- County
- Los Angeles County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.81%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #8 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 404
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 217 MW | 206 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 163 MW | 105 MW | 1958 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 163 MW | 156 MW | 1959 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 119 MW | 105 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 107 MW | 102 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| 7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 107 MW | 102 MW | 2015 | 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
| High Desert Power Plant | Natural gas | 960 MW |
| Delta Energy Center | Natural gas | 944 MW |
| Marsh Landing Generating Station | Natural gas | 828 MW |
| Sentinel Energy Center, LLC | Natural gas | 800 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 876 MW solar plant and a 876 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