Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington

⚡ Other FossilIndustrial CHP58 MW capacity

373rd largest plant in California · 3403rd nationally

Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington is a other fossil power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 58.5 MW. It generates roughly 384.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 36,579 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 75% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 615 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%75%
Mid-merit — steady but not full-time
Capacity59 MWnameplate
Annual Generation384.1k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor75%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂118.1kmetric tons

Location

Plant NameLos Angeles Refinery Wilmington
OperatorPhillips 66 - Los Angeles
CityWilmington
CountyLos Angeles County
StateCalifornia
ZIP90744
Coordinates33.76860, -118.28670

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

Natural GasSolarBiomassBattery Storage

Generators (2)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
G2Other GasesOther Gas58.5 MWOperating1988
G1Other Natural GasNatural Gas10.0 MWRetired1984

Emissions (annual)

CO₂118.1k metric tons
NOₓ66 metric tons
CO₂ Rate615 lb/MWh
This plant615 lb/MWhU.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 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.

Grid context

NERC RegionWECC
Balancing AuthorityLos Angeles Department Of Water And Power

About Other Fossil plants

Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington is a federally registered power generation facility in California.

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