39th largest plant in California · 700th nationally
El Segundo Energy Center Llc is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 537 MW.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (537 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | El Segundo Energy Center Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Nrg Energy Services Llc |
| City | El Segundo |
| County | Los Angeles County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 90245 |
| Coordinates | 33.91056, -118.42500 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 198 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 198 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 70.7 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 70.7 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | California Independent System Operator |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.