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California Institute of Technology

California Institute of Technology is a 13.0 MW operating gas power plant in Los Angeles County, California, operated by California Institute-Technology.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingFeb 1982 (current stage)
  5. ClosedNov 2002 (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
GEN6Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle11 MW OperatingAug 2003
GEN7Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle2.5 MW OperatingOct 2003
GEN2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle4.3 MW RetiredMay 1989Nov 2002
GEN1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle1.0 MW RetiredFeb 1982Nov 2002
GEN8Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle11 MW Cancelled or postponed
GEN3Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle2.5 MW Cancelled or postponed
GEN4Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle2.5 MW Cancelled or postponed
GEN5Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle1.0 MW Cancelled or postponed

Plant details

Operator
California Institute-Technology
Location
Los Angeles County, California
Balancing authority
CISO
Sector
Commercial CHP
Capacity
Operating: 13.0 MW
Retired: 5.3 MW
Cancelled: 16.5 MW
First unit online
Feb 1982
EIA plant ID
10262

Location

34.1385, -118.1256

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem