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Los Angeles County, California · EIA plant ID 10623 · Operator: Los Angeles County
×35 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Mar 2020)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 151.6 | — | — |
| 2002 | 152 | — | — |
| 2003 | 106.2 | 73.4% | 11,740 |
| 2004 | 150.8 | 101.0% | 8,577 |
| 2005 | 160.2 | 107.6% | 8,577 |
| 2006 | 158.8 | 92.0% | 8,577 |
| 2007 | 145.1 | 70.2% | 8,925 |
| 2008 | 135.3 | 65.3% | 8,577 |
| 2009 | 110.8 | 53.6% | 9,936 |
| 2010 | 109.8 | 53.1% | 10,068 |
| 2011 | 126.6 | 61.2% | 9,180 |
| 2012 | 134.3 | 64.8% | 9,316 |
| 2013 | 127.7 | 61.8% | 9,214 |
| 2014 | 122.1 | 59.1% | 9,465 |
| 2015 | 133 | 64.3% | 9,330 |
| 2016 | 138.8 | 66.9% | 4,982 |
| 2017 | 135.6 | 65.6% | 4,988 |
| 2018 | 103 | 49.8% | 5,070 |
| 2019 | 83.9 | 40.6% | 4,984 |
| 2020 | 16.3 | 7.8% | 4,976 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 22.1 | 22.1 | Aug 1989 | Retired Mar 2020 | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 12.4 | 1.5 | Aug 1989 | Retired Mar 2020 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Los Angeles County. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
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