Power plants in the LA Department of Water and Power balancing area
The LA Department of Water and Power balancing area takes in 95 power plants with 10.2 GW of nameplate capacity, the 20th-largest of the 40 areas covered here. Its plants sit in three states, with California holding 84% of the capacity. Natural gas makes up 56% of the mix, and the largest plant is Haynes (1,739 MW). Since 2020, 2,086 MW has come online here, 54% of it natural gas.
- Natural gas5,691 MW56%
- Solar1,632 MW16%
- Pumped-storage hydro1,626 MW16%
- Wind440 MW4.3%
- Battery storage324 MW3.2%
- Hydroelectric319 MW3.1%
- Other sources90.4 MW0.9%
- Biomass and waste34.1 MW0.3%
Capacity by decade it came online
Natural gasHydroelectricPumped-storage hydroWindSolarBattery storageBiomass and wasteOther sources
Above the line: capacity operating in 2025. Below: capacity retired at plants that still run.
The 25 largest plants in the area
| Rank | Plant | State | Runs on | Capacity | First unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haynes | California | Natural gas | 1,739 MW | 1962 |
| 2 | Castaic | California | Pumped-storage hydro | 1,682 MW | 1972 |
| 3 | Intermountain Power Project | Utah | Natural gas | 1,093 MW | 2025 |
| 4 | Scattergood | California | Natural gas | 876 MW | 1958 |
| 5 | Valley (CA) | California | Natural gas | 690 MW | 2001 |
| 6 | Harbor | California | Natural gas | 548 MW | 1995 |
| 7 | Eland Solar & Storage Center, Phase 1 Hy | California | Solar | 460 MW | 2024 |
| 8 | Eland Solar & Storage Center, Phase 2 Hy | California | Solar | 458 MW | 2025 |
| 9 | Magnolia Power Project | California | Natural gas | 388 MW | 2005 |
| 10 | Copper Mountain Solar 3 | Nevada | Solar | 255 MW | 2014 |
| 11 | Milford Wind Corridor I LLC | Utah | Wind | 204 MW | 2009 |
| 12 | Springbok Solar Farm 2 | California | Solar | 155 MW | 2016 |
| 13 | Pine Tree Wind Power Project | California | Wind | 135 MW | 2009 |
| 14 | Olive | California | Natural gas | 110 MW | 1959 |
| 15 | Springbok Solar Farm 1 | California | Solar | 105 MW | 2016 |
| 16 | Milford Wind Corridor Stage II LLC | Utah | Wind | 102 MW | 2011 |
| 17 | Springbok 3 Solar Farm Hybrid | California | Solar | 91.5 MW | 2019 |
| 18 | San Francisquito 1 | California | Hydroelectric | 65.5 MW | 1917 |
| 19 | Lake One | California | Natural gas | 60.5 MW | 2002 |
| 20 | RE Barren Ridge 1 | California | Solar | 60 MW | 2016 |
| 21 | Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington | California | Other sources | 58.5 MW | 1988 |
| 22 | Grayson | California | Natural gas | 57.4 MW | 2004 |
| 23 | Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 1 | California | Solar | 56 MW | 2017 |
| 24 | Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 3 | California | Solar | 56 MW | 2016 |
| 25 | Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 4 | California | Solar | 50 MW | 2016 |
States
| State | Plants | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| California | 91 | 8,502 MW |
| Utah | 3 | 1,399 MW |
| Nevada | 1 | 255 MW |
Operators with the most capacity
| Operator | Plants | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | 27 | 7,060 MW |
| City of Burbank Water and Power (CA) | 3 | 558 MW |
| 68SF 8me LLC | 1 | 460 MW |
| 69SV 8me LLC | 1 | 458 MW |
| RWE Clean Energy | 1 | 255 MW |
| Milford Wind Corridor Phase I, LLC (Longroad) | 1 | 204 MW |
| AES Distributed Energy | 5 | 165 MW |
| 63SU 8me, LLC | 1 | 155 MW |
| 62SK 8me, LLC | 1 | 105 MW |
| Milford Wind Corridor Stage II LLC | 1 | 102 MW |