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Valley (CA)

Brownfield

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

Legacy capacity
546
MW

Valley (CA) is a natural gas plant in Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California, retired 2003-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 546 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 capacity546 MW
Retirement date2003-12-01
EIA plant ID#408

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator address11801 Sheldon St., Sun Valley, CA, 91352
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 Valley (CA), ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Valley (CA)
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Broadway (CA)BrownfieldCALos Angeles County66 kV167 MW5.7 yrs61.3
STATION E (TOLUCA)Substation-AdjacentCALos Angeles County500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs60.1
STATION L (SCATTERGOOD)Substation-AdjacentCALos Angeles County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs59.9
AIRWAYSubstation-AdjacentCALos Angeles County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs58.7
STATION M(VALLEY)Substation-AdjacentCALos Angeles County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs58.3
UCLA So Campus Cogen ProjectBrownfieldCALos Angeles County230 kV15 MW5.7 yrs58.2
Paramount RefineryBrownfieldCALos Angeles County66 kV7 MW5.7 yrs58.2
MagnoliaBrownfieldCALos Angeles County66 kV88 MW5.7 yrs57.6

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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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