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Pebbly Beach Generating Station Hybrid is a 12.7 MW oil and gas power plant in the United States, operated by Southern California Edison Co since 1987. Ranked #296 of 879 oil plants in the United States, this plant's capacity represents 0.03% of the country's total oil capacity of 38,410 MW. The largest oil plant in the United States is Manatee at 2,951 MW, making Pebbly Beach 232 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Alamitos Generating Station (1,893 MW, Gas), Haynes (1,739 MW, Gas), and AES Alamitos LLC (1,115 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km south of Los Angeles.

Capacity
12.7 MW
Commissioning Year
1987

39 years old

Owner
Southern California Edison Co
Location
33.3331°, -118.3103°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,519. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #22,296 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,139 of 2,478 Oil plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

39 years in operation

Oil fleet average: 28.7 years

Operator portfolio

Southern California Edison Co operates 61 plants totalling 2,582 MW

Regional density

163 plants within 100 km, 16,874 MW combined

Nearest plant: Port of LA Solar FiT Project (44 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 33.333100, -118.310300
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Carbon Footprint650 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
25.3 Kt
39 GWh/year × 650 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
987.1 Kt
Over 39 years of operation
Past Retirement
2017
9 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
5.5K
cars per year
3.4K
homes per year
1.2M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Oil emission factor (650 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (35%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Oil
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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