Scattergood Generating Station, California

Built in 1958, Scattergood looms above the beach at Playa Del Rey. It is one of four gas-fired power plants built by LADWP, which provide around a quarter of the utility’s energy for the city. It has three gas-fired units, and produces around 800 megawatts. It is named after Ezra Scattergood, who was the first chief of the electrical side of the DWP (while William Mulholland handled the more notorious water side). Located next to the Hyperion Water Treatment Plant, the main sewage treatment plant for Los Angeles.