Lopez Canyon

Brownfield

Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California · Los Angeles Department of Water & Power

Legacy capacity
2
MW

Lopez Canyon is a natural gas plant in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, retired 2015-04-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 2 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 capacity2 MW
Retirement date2015-04-01
EIA plant ID#57730

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation3.3 mi
OperatorLos Angeles Department of Water & Power
Operator address11950 Lopez Canyon Rd, Los Angeles, CA, 91342
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Lopez Canyon, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Lopez Canyon
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
VALLEY (CA)Substation-AdjacentCALos Angeles County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs68.0
SYLMAR EASTSubstation-AdjacentCALos Angeles County1000 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs67.8
STATION L (SCATTERGOOD)Substation-AdjacentCALos Angeles County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs67.8
RINALDISubstation-AdjacentCALos Angeles County500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs67.7
AIRWAYSubstation-AdjacentCALos Angeles County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs67.2
VINCENTSubstation-AdjacentCALos Angeles County500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs66.7
STATION E (TOLUCA)Substation-AdjacentCALos Angeles County500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs66.6
CHEVMAINSubstation-AdjacentCALos Angeles County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs65.5

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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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