Moss Landing is a census-designated place (CDP) in Monterey County, California, United States. As of the 2005, the CDP population was 782. Due to its location at the head of the Monterey Canyon, the town is home to the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, a multi-campus research facility of the California State University; and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, the research arm of the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Moss Landing's most notable landmark is the Moss Landing Power Plant. The natural gas plant, located at the intersection of California State Route 1 and Dolan Road, produces 2,538 megawatts, is wholly owned by Duke Energy, and is visible on a clear day from as far away as Santa Cruz, California to the north and Monterey, California to the south.
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