Alamitos energy center

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Alamitos energy center is an operating power station of at least 1793-megawatts (MW) in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States. It is also known as Alamitos generating station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Alamitos energy center Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States 33.76723, -118.1002 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit CCT1: 33.76723, -118.1002

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 3 operating[2] gas[2] 310[2] steam turbine[2] no[3] 1961[3] 2026 (planned)
Unit 4 operating[2] gas[2] 310[2] steam turbine[2] no[3] 1962[3] 2026 (planned)
Unit 5 operating[2] gas[2] 495[2] steam turbine[2] no[3] 1964[3] 2026 (planned)
Unit CCT1 operating[2] gas[2] 678[2] combined cycle[2] no[3] 2020[3]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 3 AES Alamitos LLC[4] The AES Corporation [100.0%]
Unit 4 AES Alamitos LLC[4] The AES Corporation [100.0%]
Unit 5 AES Alamitos LLC[4] The AES Corporation [100.0%]
Unit CCT1 AES Alamitos Energy, LLC [65%]; Ullico Infrastructure Southland Borrower LLC [35%][1] The AES Corporation [100.0%]; Ullico [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2022)". Archived from the original on January 22, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (May 2023)". Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2018". Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2021.

Additional data

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