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Central Utility Plant

Central Utility Plant is a 30.7 MW retired gas power plant in Los Angeles County, California, operated by Metropolitan State Hospital.

Plant statusClosed
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingFeb 1988 (completed)
  5. ClosedFeb 2018 (current stage)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
GEN1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle23 MW RetiredFeb 1988Feb 2018
GEN2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle7.7 MW RetiredFeb 1988Feb 2018

Plant details

Operator
Metropolitan State Hospital
Location
Los Angeles County, California
Balancing authority
CISO
Sector
IPP CHP
Capacity
Retired: 30.7 MW
First unit online
Feb 1988
EIA plant ID
50876

Location

33.9249, -118.0679

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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