How big is AES Huntington Beach Energy Project?

AES Huntington Beach Energy Project has a reported capacity of 699.2 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is AES Huntington Beach Energy Project?

AES Huntington Beach Energy Project is a Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle facility in Orange County, CA, participating in the CAISO market.

Where is AES Huntington Beach Energy Project located?

AES Huntington Beach Energy Project is in Orange County, CA, inside the CAISO balancing area.

Who operates AES Huntington Beach Energy Project?

AES Huntington Beach Energy Project is operated by AES Huntington Beach Energy, LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

When did AES Huntington Beach Energy Project start operating?

AES Huntington Beach Energy Project reports a commercial operation date of 2021. Current status: operating. Source: EIA Form 860.

How much electricity does AES Huntington Beach Energy Project generate?

AES Huntington Beach Energy Project reported 1,764.7 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-04. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does AES Huntington Beach Energy Project compare to other plants?

By capacity, AES Huntington Beach Energy Project ranks #180 of 538 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #9 of 64 in CA.

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AES Huntington Beach Energy Project

AES Huntington Beach Energy, LLC · Orange County · CAISO

AES Huntington Beach Energy Project is a natural gas-fired power facility with 699.2 MW of EIA-reported nameplate capacity in Orange County, California, registered as EIA Plant ID 62116. AES Huntington Beach Energy, LLC owns and operates the plant. The associated Southland financing was described as the largest non-recourse financing for a battery-based energy-storage project at the time.

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Reported capacity: 699.2 MW
EIA-reported nameplate capacity; other nameplate and seasonal ratings may differ.
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 62116
AES Huntington Beach Energy, LLC · Orange County · CAISO
Operating status: Operating
AES Huntington Beach Energy Project is currently operating; a closure or retirement is listed for January 2023.
Commercial operation: 2021
Best-supported operating milestone.

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Operating status: AES Huntington Beach Energy Project is currently operating; a closure or retirement is listed for January 2023.
Grid role: Combined-cycle generation serving projected electrical demand in the Los Angeles Basin.
Context: The associated Southland financing was described as the largest non-recourse financing for a battery-based energy-storage project at the time.
Physical build: Operating natural-gas combined-cycle repower consisting of one 2-on-1 block with two GE 7FA.05 gas turbines, two heat-recovery steam generators, one common steam-turbine generator, one air-cooled condenser, and auxiliary equipment. Two proposed GE LMS100 simple-cycle turbines were never constructed and their permits were surrendered.

Structured profile

Reported capacity: 699.2 MW
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Commercial operation: 2021
Operating status: operating
AES Huntington Beach Energy Project is currently operating; a closure or retirement is listed for January 2023.
Retirement: January 2023
AES Huntington Beach Energy Project is currently operating; a closure or retirement is listed for January 2023.
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Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
1A	231 MW 205 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	Feb 2020	Operating
1B	231 MW 205 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	Feb 2020	Operating
1S	237.2 MW 220 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA	Feb 2020	Operating

Performance

Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.

Peer context

Technology capacity: 699.2 MW
National rank: #180
CA rank: #9

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

1.76 TWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Apr 2026

EIA-923 monthly filing

2025 capacity factor

30.7%

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Nearby substations

HIFLD infrastructure inventory

HUNTINGTON BEACH

IN SERVICE · 230 kV

0.1 km

TAP302704

Commercial, land, and environmental record

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Transactions and agreements

PPA Amendment Approval

Apr 21, 2022

California Public Utilities Commission approved Amendment No. 8 to AES Huntington Beach PPA with SCE on April 21, 2022. Amendment added 24.8 MW above previously contracted amount, increasing project's tested available capacity to 673.8 MW. Additional-capacity purchase retroactive to January 1, 2021; pricing confidential.

24.8 MW contractedSouthern California Edison Company · AES Huntington Beach Energy, LLC

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Land and environmental record

Emissions Controls

May 1, 2023

Dry low-NOx combustors, selective catalytic reduction, oxidation catalysts, and CEMS

Combined-cycle turbines use dry low-NOx combustors, SCR, and oxidation catalysts. CEC assessment states SCR and CO oxidation catalysts provide external controls. CEMS demonstrate applicable CO and NOx compliance. Ammonia injected into flue gas for SCR NOx control.

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Environmental Mitigation Conditions

May 1, 2023

CEC mitigation conditions AQ-1, AQ-26, AQ-45, AQ-56, AQ-62, and AQ-65 plus regional clean-air incentive-market trading credits

CEC assessment states increased emissions from operating-hour change mitigated through amended conditions of certification and additional regional clean-air incentive-market trading credits. Project remained in compliance with applicable SCAQMD requirements.

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Project Site Acreage

May 1, 2023

HBEP occupies approximately 30 acres of a 106-acre parcel

HBEP occupies approximately 30 acres within 106-acre parcel at existing Huntington Beach Generating Station site. The 106-acre site is bordered by manufactured home/recreation vehicle park on west and other adjacent properties.

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Waste And Wastewater Streams

Dec 4, 2020

Cooling water, boiler blowdown, condensate overboard, reverse-osmosis reject, softener waste, carbon-filter backwash, yard and in-plant drains, air-preheater wash water, and storm water

NPDES fact sheet lists permitted plant waste streams subject to effluent guidelines. Chemical metal-cleaning wastes collected and transported off site rather than discharged through ocean outfall. HBEP CCGT design does not generate OTC cooling water discharge.

R8-2020-0040.pdf - California State Water Resources Control Board

Wastewater And NPDES Permit

Dec 4, 2020

NPDES Permit CA0001163; Waste Discharge Order R8-2020-0040; WDID 8 302015004

Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board order R8-2020-0040 identifies AES Huntington Beach, LLC and Huntington Beach Generating Station with design flow 127 MGD and discharge to Pacific Ocean. Order adopted December 4, 2020; expires December 31, 2025. No later renewal identifier located in reviewed evidence.

R8-2020-0040.pdf - California State Water Resources Control Board

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Timeline and sources

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Project timeline

Feb 2020
Feb 2020
Generators enter operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator 1A, generator 1B, generator 1S with this operating date.
Jun 25, 2020
Jun 25, 2020
Combined-cycle generator began operation

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