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Honda Torrance

Brownfield

Torrance, Los Angeles, California · Bloom Energy

Legacy capacity
1
MW

Honda Torrance is a natural gas plant in Torrance, Los Angeles, California, retired 2023-03-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity1 MW
Retirement date2023-03-01
EIA plant ID#58300

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.7 mi
OperatorBloom Energy
Operator address1919 Torrance Blvd., Torrance, CA, 90501
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Site conditions & market — Los Angeles County

County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.

Market & workforce

Total employment (laborshed)3,896,707
IT / tech employment11,694
Construction employment150,197
Land value$21,834/acre

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate19.05¢/kWh
Industrial power rate16.25¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.3%

Water & cooling

Water stressHigh
Public water supply1256.4 MGD
Industrial water use103.3 MGD
Cooling degree days1,000
Mean annual temp59°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index48.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers25 · 59% served

County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.

Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites

A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Honda Torrance — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Haynesnatural gas plant1,14613.4 mi—
AES Alamitos LLCnatural gas plant94013.2 mi—
Scattergoodnatural gas plant8438.5 mi—
AES Huntington Beach LLCnatural gas plant80323.5 mi—
Long Beach Generation LLCnatural gas plant3357.3 mi—
Graysonnatural gas plant29722.0 mi—
Broadway (CA)natural gas plant16722.0 mi—
Watson Cogenerationnatural gas plant944.3 mi—

Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Honda Torrance, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Honda Torrance
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
STATION L (SCATTERGOOD)Substation-AdjacentCALos Angeles County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs62.6
Broadway (CA)BrownfieldCALos Angeles County66 kV167 MW5.7 yrs62.4
STATION E (TOLUCA)Substation-AdjacentCALos Angeles County500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs62.1
AIRWAYSubstation-AdjacentCALos Angeles County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs61.0
HUNTINGTON BEACHSubstation-AdjacentCAOrange County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs60.6
HAYNESSubstation-AdjacentCAOrange County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs60.6
FUELSubstation-AdjacentCAOrange County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs59.5
Paramount RefineryBrownfieldCALos Angeles County66 kV7 MW5.7 yrs59.0

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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