Huntington Beach Energy Project

The Huntington Beach Energy Project (HBEP), formerly AES Huntington Beach, is a natural gas-fired power station located in Huntington Beach, California.
History.
The facility was constructed between 1958 and 1967. It originally consisted of two 225 MW combined cycle gas turbines (Units 1 and 2) and two gas turbines of unknown capacity or design (Units 3 and 4). All four units were cooled using water sourced from the Pacific Ocean. Unit 1 was decommissioned on December 31, 2019 while Units 3 and 4 were decommissioned at an unknown date. Unit 2 is the only original unit still in operation.
In June 2017, AES began construction of a 644 MW combined cycle gas turbine (Unit 5) that visually smaller and is air-cooled. Unit 5 was commissioned on February 4, 2020. An additional 200 MW simple cycle gas turbine is proposed for the site should additional capacity be necessary.