92nd largest plant in California · 1209th nationally
Long Beach Generation Llc is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 252 MW. It generates roughly 10.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 963 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2029 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Long Beach Generation Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Long Beach Generation Llc |
| City | Long Beach |
| County | Los Angeles County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 90802 |
| Coordinates | 33.76410, -118.22480 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST8 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 80.0 MW | Retired | 1976 |
| ST9 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 66.4 MW | Retired | 1977 |
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 63.0 MW | Operating | 1976 |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 63.0 MW | Operating | 1976 |
| CT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 63.0 MW | Operating | 1976 |
| CT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 63.0 MW | Operating | 1976 |
| CT5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 63.0 MW | Retired | 1977 |
| CT6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 63.0 MW | Retired | 1977 |
| CT7 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 63.0 MW | Retired | 1977 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Generation Bridge Acquisition | Boston, MA | 10000.0% |
| Long Beach Generation Llc | Long Beach, CA | 10000.0% |
| Nrg Energy, Inc | Princenton, NJ | 5000.0% |
| Vistra Corp | Irving, TX | 5000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 10.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 4 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2029 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| 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.