RRI Calif. Ormond Beach 2 natgas unit back

NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - RRI Energy Inc's (RRI.N) 775-megawatt Unit 2 at the Ormond Beach natural gas-fired power station in California returned to service by Sunday afternoon, the California Independent System Operator said in a report.

The unit shut by Aug. 6 for planned reasons.

The 1,516 MW Ormond Beach station is located in Oxnard in Ventura County, about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles. There are two units at the station, the 741 MW Unit 1 and 775 MW Unit 2, which entered service in 1971 and 1973.

Unit 1 remained available for service.

One MW powers about 700 homes in California.

RRI, of Houston, owns and operates more than 14,000 MW of generating capacity in the United States. (Reporting by Scott DiSavino; Editing by John Picinich)