Ormond Beach Generating Station is a 1,491 MW natural-gas-fired steam-electric facility in Oxnard, Ventura County, California, consisting of two conventional steam-turbine generating units (Unit 1: 741 MW, Unit 2: 750 MW). Ormond Beach Power, LLC, a GenOn subsidiary, owns and operates the station. It operates in CAISO's SP-15 capacity zone and connects via a 230 kV onsite substation to Southern California Edison's Moorpark Substation.
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Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 806 MW 741 MW summer | Natural Gas Steam Turbine Natural Gas · ST | Aug 1971 Retirement: Jan 2027 | Operating |
| 2 | 806 MW 750 MW summer | Natural Gas Steam Turbine Natural Gas · ST | Mar 1973 Retirement: Jan 2027 | Operating |
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Unit 1 of Ormond Beach Generating Station began commercial operation.
Monthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
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Unit 2 of Ormond Beach Generating Station began commercial operation, completing the station's original two-unit configuration.
Houston Industries Power Generation agreed to buy Ormond Beach from Southern California Edison for $43 million. The reported transaction included adjacent land and was scheduled to close June 1, 1998.
EIA-860 lists a planned retirement for generator 1, generator 2.
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Ormond Beach has a reported capacity of 1,612 MW. Source: EIA Form 860M.
Ormond Beach is a Natural Gas Steam Turbine facility in Ventura County, CA, participating in the CAISO market.
Ormond Beach is in Ventura County, CA, inside the CAISO balancing area.
Ormond Beach is operated by Ormond Beach Power, LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
Ormond Beach reported 7.7 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-04. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
By capacity, Ormond Beach ranks #9 of 257 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #1 of 7 in CA.
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