Equilon Los Angeles RefiningRetired
Los Angeles County, California · EIA plant ID 50530 · Operator: Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company
×83 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Nov 2025)
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 | 488.9 | — | — |
| 2002 | 493.9 | — | — |
| 2003 | 80 | 13.2% | 6,303 |
| 2004 | 449.6 | 74.2% | 5,225 |
| 2005 | 459.4 | 80.7% | 5,230 |
| 2006 | 446.1 | 78.3% | 5,224 |
| 2007 | 417.7 | 73.4% | 5,218 |
| 2008 | 459.7 | 80.5% | 5,241 |
| 2009 | 418.2 | 73.4% | 5,223 |
| 2010 | 427.1 | 75.0% | 5,223 |
| 2011 | 487.5 | 85.6% | 5,231 |
| 2012 | 487.7 | 85.4% | 5,224 |
| 2013 | 459.9 | 80.8% | 5,234 |
| 2014 | 450.2 | 79.1% | 5,252 |
| 2015 | 459.2 | 80.6% | 5,196 |
| 2016 | 495.2 | 86.7% | 5,626 |
| 2017 | 413.8 | 72.7% | 5,623 |
| 2018 | 383.8 | 67.4% | 5,618 |
| 2019 | 363.9 | 63.9% | 5,619 |
| 2020 | 361 | 80.3% | 5,623 |
| 2021 | 412.8 | 108.8% | 5,602 |
| 2022 | 422.2 | 108.8% | 5,624 |
| 2023 | 334.6 | 60.9% | 5,619 |
| 2024 | 347.2 | 63.5% | 5,619 |
| 2025 | 206.1 | 60.6% | 5,619 |
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 | Other Gases | GT | 30 | 24.1 | Dec 1982 | Retired Nov 2025 | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Other Gases | GT | 30 | 25.4 | Dec 1982 | Retired Jun 2025 | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Other Gases | ST | 23 | 9.9 | Apr 1991 | Retired Nov 2025 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company. 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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