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El Segundo Cogen — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 10213
Capacity: 180.1 MW
Primary Fuel: Natural Gas
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Status: Operating
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Operating Since: 1987
Generators: 6
Operator: Chevron USA Inc-El Segundo
Parent Company: Chevron
Annual Generation: 1,216,454 MWh
Capacity Factor: 77.0%
Balancing Authority: California Independent System Operator
ISO/RTO: CAISO
NERC Region: WECC

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El Segundo Cogen

OperatingNatural Gas

Ranked #56 of 306 Natural Gas plants in CA#773 of 2009 nationally

180.1 MW Natural Gas operating in Los Angeles, CA — California Independent System Operator

EIAWD

180.1 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle

Technology

1987

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

33.9058, -118.4031

County

Los Angeles, CA

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Chevron USA Inc-El Segundo	Chevron USA	—
Owner(s)	Chevron USA Inc, Chevron USA Inc-El Segundo	Chevron	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

El Segundo Cogen is a natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Los Angeles County, California. The plant has a total capacity of 180.1 MW distributed across six generators. It began operating in 1987 and is owned and operated by Chevron USA Inc-El Segundo, a subsidiary of Chevron. The plant operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority, which falls under the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.

In the most recent year with available data, El Segundo Cogen generated 1,216,454 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 77.0%. The plant is ranked as the 56th largest in California out of 76 plants and 771st nationally out of 945 plants.

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