CBS Television City
Los Angeles County, California · EIA plant ID 58253 · Operator: Televison City Studios, LLC.
×1 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Sep 2023)
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2013
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), solar 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.4 | 20.1% | — |
| 2014 | 2.6 | 18.7% | — |
| 2015 | 2.3 | 16.3% | — |
| 2016 | 2.6 | 18.2% | — |
| 2017 | 2.5 | 17.7% | — |
| 2018 | 1.8 | 12.6% | — |
| 2019 | 9.5 | 11.5% | 8,949 |
| 2020 | 7.5 | 8.3% | 10,189 |
| 2021 | 6.4 | 10.6% | 13,247 |
| 2022 | 6.3 | 10.8% | 13,480 |
| 2023 | 7.7 | 8.2% | 6,736 |
| 2024 | 1 | 7.0% | — |
| 2025 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1.6 | 1.6 | Jul 2013 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Other Natural Gas | FC | 0.4 | 0.4 | Jul 2013 | Retired Sep 2023 | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Other Natural Gas | FC | 0.4 | 0.4 | Jul 2013 | Retired Sep 2023 | — | coming soon |
| GEN4 | Other Natural Gas | FC | 0.4 | 0.4 | Jul 2013 | Retired Sep 2023 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Televison City Studios, LLC.. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Televison City Studios, LLC. | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Franklin (CA) | 2 MW | 5.9 km |
| Kaiser - LA | 5 MW | 6.5 km |
| Disney Prospect | 1 MW | 6.9 km |
| Comcast - Universal City | 1 MW | 7 km |
| UCLA So Campus Cogen Project | 47 MW | 7.8 km |
| CBS Studio Center | retired | 8.3 km |