Scattergood power station

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Scattergood power station is an operating power station of at least 876-megawatts (MW) in Playa del Rey, Los Angeles, California, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Scattergood power station Playa del Rey, Los Angeles, California, United States 33.918151, -118.4276 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2, 6, 7, CC1: 33.918151, -118.4276

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
1 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 163[1] steam turbine[1] no[1] 1958[1] 2029 (planned)[3][4]
2 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 163[1] steam turbine[1] no[1] 1959[1] 2029 (planned)[3][4]
6 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 107[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2015[1] [5]
7 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 107[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2015[1] [5]
CC1 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[6] 336[1] combined cycle[1] no[1] 2015[1] [5]

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
1 Los Angeles Department of Water & Power [100%][7] Los Angeles Department of Water & Power [100.0%]
2 Los Angeles Department of Water & Power [100%][7] Los Angeles Department of Water & Power [100.0%]
6 Los Angeles Department of Water & Power [100%][7] Los Angeles Department of Water & Power [100.0%]
7 Los Angeles Department of Water & Power [100%][7] Los Angeles Department of Water & Power [100.0%]
CC1 Los Angeles Department of Water & Power [100%][7] Los Angeles Department of Water & Power [100.0%]

Background

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power wants to move forward with plans to repower gas-fired units (to align with the 2045 city plan for zero emissions) to use hydrogen but has met public opposition.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on 2020-06-12. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2022)". Archived from the original on 2023-01-22. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240822204651/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/june_generator2024.xlsx. Archived from the original on 2024-08-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220901041507/https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ocean/cwa316/saccwis/docs/21draftreport.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709065308/https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/trending/eHwJXFAZ1tHWKJQhNUtQPw2. Archived from the original on 2022-07-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (July 2021)". Archived from the original on 2021-11-22. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2018". Archived from the original on 2019-11-16. Retrieved September 10, 2021.

Additional data

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