Torrance Refining Company, LLC
Natural gas power plant · Los Angeles County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Other Gases
- Operator
- Torrance Refining Company, LLC
- County
- Los Angeles County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among natural gas plants in California
- #125 of 309
- EIA plant code
- 50624
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTG1 | Other Gases | 23 MW | 23 MW | 1988 | Operating |
| STG1 | All Other | 19 MW | 19 MW | 1988 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| EXP1 | All Other | 7.5 MW | 7.5 MW | 1983 | 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 49 MW solar plant and a 49 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