California Institute of Technology
Los Angeles County, California · EIA plant ID 10262 · Operator: California Institute-Technolgy
Nameplate13MWSummer 11 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation80GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor83%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate4,853Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2003Runs as baseload
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 41.4 | — | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 88.6 | 90.9% | 7,328 |
| 2005 | 77.1 | 79.3% | 7,328 |
| 2006 | 71 | 73.0% | 7,328 |
| 2007 | 78.3 | 80.5% | 7,328 |
| 2008 | 60.8 | 62.4% | 7,328 |
| 2009 | 68 | 69.9% | 7,328 |
| 2010 | 79.4 | 81.6% | 7,328 |
| 2011 | 79.5 | 81.8% | 7,328 |
| 2012 | 88 | 90.2% | 7,328 |
| 2013 | 75 | 77.1% | 7,328 |
| 2014 | 81.1 | 83.4% | 7,183 |
| 2015 | 81.7 | 84.0% | 7,328 |
| 2016 | 80.6 | 82.6% | 4,845 |
| 2017 | 90.3 | 92.9% | 4,851 |
| 2018 | 90.1 | 92.6% | 4,868 |
| 2019 | 88.1 | 90.6% | 4,864 |
| 2020 | 66.9 | 68.6% | 4,877 |
| 2021 | 82.6 | 85.0% | 4,870 |
| 2022 | 30.3 | 31.2% | 4,844 |
| 2023 | 15.8 | 16.3% | 4,828 |
| 2024 | 63.5 | 65.1% | 4,866 |
| 2025 | 41.8 | 42.9% | 4,906 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 10.5 | 9 | Aug 2003 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN7 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 2.5 | 2.1 | Oct 2003 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 1 | 1 | Feb 1982 | Retired Nov 2002 | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 4.3 | 4.3 | May 1989 | Retired Nov 2002 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: California Institute-Technolgy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| California Institute-Technolgy | 100.0% | 13 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| CalTech - Pasadena Wilson Ave | 2 MW | 0.3 km |
| Caltech Central | 1 MW | 0.3 km |
| CalTech - Pasadena (PPA) | 1 MW | 0.4 km |
| Glenarm BESS Plant | — | 2.4 km |
| Glenarm | 266 MW | 2.6 km |
| Scholl Canyon | — | 6.5 km |