Moss Landing Power Plant
The Moss Landing Power Plant is a natural gas powered electricity generation plant as well as a battery energy storage facility, located in Moss Landing, California, United States, at the midpoint of Monterey Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moss Landing State Beach.
Moss Landing State Beach
Nature reserve
Moss Landing State Beach is a state park on Monterey Bay, in Monterey County, California.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moss Landing and Elkhorn.
Moss Landing
Photo: Coveredinsevindust, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moss Landing is a tiny town on the Monterey Bay in California's Central Coast. Moss Landing is an often-overlooked destination that lies almost exactly halfway between Monterey and Santa Cruz, and while it does not have the amenities of some of the nearby towns, it offers excellent opportunities for wildlife viewing and whale watching.
Elkhorn
Village
Photo: Calbear22, Public domain.
Elkhorn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Monterey County, California, United States. Elkhorn was originally a stop on the Southern Pacific Railroad 4 miles north of Castroville, at an elevation of 10 feet. Elkhorn is situated 2½ miles northeast of Moss Landing Power Plant.
Castroville
Village
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Castroville is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Monterey County, California, United States. At the time of the 2020 census the population was 7,515, up from 6,481 in 2010. Castroville is situated 3 miles south of Moss Landing Power Plant.
Moss Landing Power Plant
- Type: Power station
- Description: natural gas-fired power station in Moss Landing, California
- Categories: gas turbine power station, battery storage power station, natural gas-fired power station, and industry
- Location: Monterey County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.80477° or 36° 48′ 17″ northLongitude
-121.77803° or 121° 46′ 41″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Inception
1950Operator
DynegyOpen location code
848WR63C+WQOpenStreetMap ID
way 643024351OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian Bokmål—“Moss Landing Power Plant” goes by many names.
- German: “Gaskraftwerk Moss Landing”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Moss Landing gasskraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Moss Landing kraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Moss Landing kraftverk”
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