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Castaic
Power plant · Pumped hydro storage
Key facts
Power plant · Pumped hydro storageran 1% of 2025 Operating- Capacity
- Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
- Commissioned
- 1972
- Net generation, 2025
- 158,926 MWh
- Grid
- 230 kV to Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LDWP)
- Location
- Los Angeles County, California
- Operated by
- Los Angeles Department of Water & PowerSourceEIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Output
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- Technology
- Pumped hydro storage source: “Hydroelectric Pumped Storage”
- Age
- 54 years since 1972
All 6 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Gem |
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| Grid |
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| Fuel burned (MMBtu), 2025 | 0 |
| Capacity factor, 2025 | 0.011 |
| Net generation (MWh), 2025 | 158,926 |
| Balancing authority code | LDWP |
Timeline
- In service · EIA-860M
Sources
4 sourcesSources EIA-860M · GEM · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Sources
- EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
- Global Energy Monitor — Global Integrated Power Tracker (unit-level power plants, eight technologies, all statuses)Global Integrated Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, September 2026 release (https://globalenergymonitor.org/projects/global-integrated-power-tracker), CC BY 4.0. Modified by Inframation: TransitionZero-sourced rows removed; statuses and technologies mapped to Inframation's vocabulary; figures aggregated. Copyright © Global Energy Monitor. Global Integrated Power Tracker, September 2026 release. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- EIA Open Data bulk file — Electricity (ELEC.zip; monthly plant net generation and fuel consumption since 2001)Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity bulk data (Form EIA-923 monthly plant series)
- EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Around this plant
Nearby
within 25 km| Project | Kind | Away | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead Energy Storage LLC Postponed | Storage | 11.5 km | 14 |
| Six Flags Magic Mountain Under construction | Solar + storage | 18.4 km | 12 |