Power plant · California, United States
AES Alamitos Energy Center
AES Alamitos Energy Center is a power plant in California, United States, with 678 MW of capacity, owned by AES Alamitos Energy, LLC (60.2%) and Ullico Infrastructure Southland Borrower LLC (39.8%).
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | California | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2020 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | AES Alamitos Energy, LLC (60.2%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Ullico Infrastructure Southland Borrower LLC (39.8%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | AES Alamitos Energy, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 678 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 33.7672, -118.1002 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
AES Alamitos Energy Center is the 26th-largest of 47 power plants in California and the 515th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 678 MW is <0.1% of the 839,036 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 26th of 47 | 38,918 MW | 1.7% |
| United States | 515th of 800 | 839,036 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 562nd of 4,829 | 1,037,268 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 6 water rights (4 active, 677,915 acre-ft/year), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Ana River municipal and industrial right A031174A | Water right | 362,000 acre-ft/year | Permitted | 22 km |
| San Gabriel River municipal and irrigation right A009118 | Water right | 200,000 acre-ft/year | Active | 25 km |
| Santa ANA River municipal and irrigation right S009758 | Water right | 298,152 acre-ft/year | Active | 30 km |
Owners, operator and place
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- La Paloma Generating Plant1,156 MW
- AES Alamitos LLC1,115 MW
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- eWRIMS Water Rights List. eWRIMS Water Rights List, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.