50 MW Landfill Gas operating in Los Angeles, CA — California Independent System Operator
50 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Landfill Gas
Technology
1986
Operating Since
Coordinates
34.0233, -118.0241
County
Los Angeles, CA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Los Angeles County Sanitation | Los Angeles County Sanitation | — |
| Owner(s) | Los Angeles County Sanitation | Los Angeles County Sanitation | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Puente Hills Energy Recovery is a 50 MW landfill gas (LFG) power plant located in Los Angeles County, California. The plant began operating in 1986 and is owned and operated by Los Angeles County Sanitation. It is the largest of 40 LFG plants in California and the second largest of 284 such facilities nationally. The plant has a single generator utilizing landfill gas as its primary fuel source.
The plant operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In the latest year of reported data, Puente Hills Energy Recovery generated 149,853 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 34.2%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
66 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Political Subdivision
Sector
Commercial Non-CHP
12.6K MWh
Latest Month
149.9K MWh
Annual Generation
34.2%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Hilgen
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
TH_SP15_GEN-APND
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.