The Unit 5 of the plant has a power generation capacity of 485MW. All the other units were available for service.
The Alamitos plant is situated in Long Beach in Los Angeles County, approximately 25 miles south of Los Angeles. It has a total power generation capacity of 1,997MW.
The Alamitos plant comprises six units which include Units 1 and 2 with a generation capacity of 175MW each, Unit 3 with 332MW capacity, Unit 4 with 335MW capacity, Unit 5 with 485MW capacity and Unit 6 with 495MW of power generation capacity.
Unit 1, 2,3,4,5 and 6 began operations in 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1964 and 1966 respectively. One MW of power generated from the plant can serve approximately 700 homes in California.
AES engages in the ownership and operation of power plants with a power generation capacity of 43,000MW in the Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Caribbean. It also markets energy commodities, and transmits and distributes power around the world.
