CES Placerita Power PlantOut of service
Los Angeles County, California · EIA plant ID 10677 · Operator: AES Placerita Inc
Nameplate90MWSummer 69 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1988
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 | 168.9 | — | — |
| 2002 | 9.8 | — | — |
| 2003 | 43.8 | 4.3% | 10,766 |
| 2004 | 70 | 6.9% | 10,674 |
| 2005 | 21.7 | 2.2% | 10,516 |
| 2006 | 13.9 | 1.4% | 10,501 |
| 2007 | 11.6 | 1.1% | 10,174 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 60 | 46 | Jun 1988 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| UNT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 30 | 23 | Jun 1988 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| UNT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 60 | 46 | Jun 1988 | Retired Jan 2008 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: AES Placerita Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| AES Placerita Inc | 100.0% | 90 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Berry Placerita Cogen | 43 MW | 0.6 km |
| Sunshine Gas Producers | 23 MW | 5.2 km |
| Placerita ESS | 88 MW | 5.7 km |
| Castaic Lake Phase II | 5 MW | 6 km |
| Foothill | 9 MW | 6.9 km |
| Olive View Medical Center | 6 MW | 7.8 km |