Total Energy Facilities
Other power plant · Los Angeles County, California
Nameplate capacity
38 MW
Rank in California
#521
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1986
January 1986
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Other Waste Biomass
- Operator
- Los Angeles County Sanitation
- County
- Los Angeles County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #31 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 10091
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G2 | Other Waste Biomass | 9.9 MW | 8.0 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| G3 | Other Waste Biomass | 9.9 MW | 8.0 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| GEN1 | Other Waste Biomass | 9.9 MW | 8.0 MW | 1986 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Other Waste Biomass | 8.7 MW | 7.4 MW | 1986 | 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
| Union Valley | Hydro | 39 MW |
| Coalinga Cogeneration | Natural gas | 38 MW |
| Sargent Canyon Cogeneration | Natural gas | 38 MW |
| Edwards Sanborn E3 | Solar | 38 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 38 MW solar plant and a 38 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