Moss Landing Power Plant

Moss Landing Power Plant
Moss Landing Power Plant, with its highly visible stacks
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CountryUnited States
LocationMoss Landing, California
Coordinates36°48′17.54″N 121°46′55.19″W / 36.8048722°N 121.7819972°W / 36.8048722; -121.7819972
StatusOperational
Commission date1950
OwnersDynegy, a subsidiary of Vistra Corp
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Combined cycle?Yes
Power generation
Units operational2 x 530 MW
Units decommissioned7
Nameplate capacity1,060 MW
Annual net output5,336 GWh (2022)[1]
Storage capacity567.5 MW (starting late 2020)[2]
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CommonsRelated media on Commons
Aerial view of Moss Landing Power Plant
One of the stacks for units 6 and 7

The Moss Landing Power Plant is a natural gas powered electricity generation plant located in Moss Landing, California, United States, at the midpoint of Monterey Bay. Its large stacks are landmarks, visible throughout the Monterey Bay Area. The plant is owned and operated by Houston-based Dynegy and currently has a generation capacity of 1020 MW (net) from its two combined cycle generation units.[3] It was once the largest power plant in the state of California, with a generation capacity of 2560 MW, before its two large supercritical steam units were retired in 2016.

It is the site of a new battery storage power station for grid battery storage of 750 MWh MW / 3,000 MWh of power, potentially the world's largest when completed. A fire occurred on site in 2022 during construction, and PG&E and Tesla took corrective actions.[4] The project still moved forward and Phase III was completed and went into operation in June 2023.[5][2]

  1. ^ "Electricity Data Browser - Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant". www.eia.gov. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Spector, Julian (November 8, 2018). "PG&E's Record-Breaking Battery Proposal Wins Approval From Regulators". Greentech Media. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. four projects, totaling 567.5 megawatts/2,270 megawatt-hours … includes … 182.5-megawatt/730-megawatt-hour Tesla system that PG&E would own at a substation nearby.
  3. ^ "Dynergy Generating Assets". Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "PG&E Shares Findings of September 2022 Moss Landing Megapack Incident". Archived from the original on January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  5. ^ "Vistra Moss Landing Phase III expansion complete". September 3, 2023.