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BP Carson Refinery

BP Carson Refinery is a 12.0 MW operating power plant in Los Angeles County, California, operated by Tesoro Carson Refinery.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingApr 1982 (current stage)
  5. Closed (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
GEN1Other Gases12 MW Standby / back-upJun 1984
GEN2Natural Gas Steam Turbine1.5 MW Out of service long-termApr 1982

Plant details

Operator
Tesoro Carson Refinery
Location
Los Angeles County, California
Balancing authority
CISO
Sector
Industrial Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 12.0 MW
Out of service: 1.5 MW
First unit online
Apr 1982
EIA plant ID
50540

Location

33.8153, -118.2358

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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