Power plants operated by Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power operates 28 power plants in the 2025 EIA-860 data, with 7,110 MW of nameplate capacity, the 35th-largest fleet among the 5,826 operators on file. They are spread over three states: California, Utah and Washington. Natural gas is 70% of the capacity; the largest site is Haynes. Its oldest working unit dates from 1908, at Cottonwood. Units added from 2020 to 2025 total 1,093 MW.
- Natural gas4,947 MW70%
- Pumped-storage hydro1,626 MW23%
- Hydroelectric310 MW4.4%
- Wind185 MW2.6%
- Solar21.7 MW0.3%
- Battery storage20 MW0.3%
Capacity by decade it came online
Natural gasHydroelectricPumped-storage hydroWindSolarBattery storage
Above the line: capacity operating in 2025. Below: capacity retired at these plants.
Plants
| Plant | State | Runs on | Capacity | First unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haynes | California | Natural gas | 1,739 MW | 1962 |
| Castaic | California | Pumped-storage hydro | 1,682 MW | 1972 |
| Intermountain Power Project | Utah | Natural gas | 1,093 MW | 2025 |
| Scattergood | California | Natural gas | 876 MW | 1958 |
| Valley (CA) | California | Natural gas | 690 MW | 2001 |
| Harbor | California | Natural gas | 548 MW | 1995 |
| Pine Tree Wind Power Project | California | Wind | 135 MW | 2009 |
| San Francisquito 1 | California | Hydroelectric | 65.5 MW | 1917 |
| Linden Wind Energy Project | Washington | Wind | 50 MW | 2010 |
| San Francisquito 2 | California | Hydroelectric | 46 MW | 1920 |
| Control Gorge | California | Hydroelectric | 37.5 MW | 1952 |
| Middle Gorge | California | Hydroelectric | 37.5 MW | 1952 |
| Upper Gorge | California | Hydroelectric | 37.5 MW | 1953 |
| Beacon BESS 1 | California | Battery storage | 20 MW | 2018 |
| Foothill | California | Hydroelectric | 8.8 MW | 1971 |
| Pine Tree Solar Project | California | Solar | 8.5 MW | 2013 |
| Adelanto Solar Project | California | Solar | 6.8 MW | 2012 |
| Haiwee | California | Hydroelectric | 5.6 MW | 1927 |
| San Fernando | California | Hydroelectric | 5.6 MW | 1922 |
| Big Pine Creek | California | Hydroelectric | 3.2 MW | 1925 |
| Pleasant Valley Hydro | California | Hydroelectric | 3.2 MW | 1958 |
| Franklin (CA) | California | Hydroelectric | 2 MW | 1921 |
| Maclay Solar Project | California | Solar | 2 MW | 2017 |
| Cottonwood | California | Hydroelectric | 1.6 MW | 1908 |
| Colon PV | California | Solar | 1.3 MW | 2015 |
| Port of LA Solar FiT Project | California | Solar | 1.1 MW | 2015 |
| 2555 E Olympic Bl | California | Solar | 1 MW | 2012 |
| Owens Valley Solar Project 11 | California | Solar | 1 MW | 2016 |