1705th largest plant in California · 12726th nationally
Verizon-Torrance is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 1.0 MW. It generates roughly 5.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 553 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 66% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Verizon-Torrance |
|---|---|
| Operator | Bloom Energy |
| City | Torrance |
| County | Los Angeles County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 90501 |
| Coordinates | 33.85056, -118.30417 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VZ300 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Retired | 2013 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Torrance, CA | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Los Angeles Department Of Water And Power |
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.