AES, from wetlands to wetlands
Birdman of AES: Redondo native David Moody has identified over 130 bird species on the site of the decommissioned power plant by Garth Meyer Four years ago, then-Redondo Beach Mayor Bill Brand asked David Moody to gather bird information about the AES power plant site for leverage in a possible deal for the city […]
AES forms plan to “dispose of” power plant
by Garth Meyer The closed Redondo Beach power plant may be a step closer to a change of ownership as the previous owners have announced the formation of a plan to “dispose of” the site, and the city council voted to negotiate with them for potential purchase of the land. Much of this depends first […]
Redondo ReBranded: Century-old power plant site shut down
No longer will Redondo Beach be defined by its century-old waterfront electric power generating station by Garth Meyer It began with a man singing the national anthem, the crowd looking to a flag at the main Redondo Beach Post Office. In the other direction, down the vacant field stood the massive power plant, palm trees […]
Closing ceremony: AES power plant shuts down forever
by Garth Meyer A large crowd gathered in the vacant field above the AES power plant in Redondo Beach New Year’s Eve to mark the operation’s shutdown after 69 years. An earlier plant on the site went back to 1907. City and state officials spoke, from Mayor Bill Brand, to State Senator Ben Allen, many […]
2023 Story of the Year: A brand new Redondo future
by Garth Meyer On New Year’s Eve, the Redondo Beach waterfront will cease to have an electrical power plant for the first time since before most South Bay residents were born. The California Water Resources Control Board voted in August not to extend use of the plant, which was built in 1954. A commemoration of […]