Chili Bar
El Dorado County, California · EIA plant ID 225 · Operator: Sacramento Municipal Util Dist
Nameplate8MWSummer 7 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation25GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor41%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1965
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), hydro 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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11.8 | 19.3% | — |
| 2002 | 21.5 | 35.0% | — |
| 2003 | 35.1 | 57.2% | — |
| 2004 | 26.1 | 42.4% | — |
| 2005 | 38.3 | 62.4% | — |
| 2006 | 40.8 | 66.5% | — |
| 2007 | 20.5 | 33.4% | — |
| 2008 | 17.6 | 28.6% | — |
| 2009 | 26 | 42.5% | — |
| 2010 | 31.8 | 51.8% | — |
| 2011 | 42.6 | 69.4% | — |
| 2012 | 24 | 39.1% | — |
| 2013 | 15.9 | 26.0% | — |
| 2014 | 1.7 | 2.8% | — |
| 2015 | 0.9 | 1.4% | — |
| 2016 | 32.4 | 52.6% | — |
| 2017 | 43.4 | 70.8% | — |
| 2018 | 27.3 | 44.4% | — |
| 2019 | 35.1 | 57.3% | — |
| 2020 | 20.4 | 33.1% | — |
| 2021 | 7.2 | 11.7% | — |
| 2022 | 25.5 | 41.7% | — |
| 2023 | 43.5 | 70.9% | — |
| 2024 | 32.8 | 53.3% | — |
| 2025 | 25.2 | 41.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 8.3 | 7 | Mar 1965 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Sacramento Municipal Util Dist. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | 100.0% | 8 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| White Rock/Slab Creek | 269 MW | 2.4 km |
| Rock Creek LP | 3 MW | 3.3 km |
| El Dorado County | 2 MW | 8.3 km |
| El Dorado | 20 MW | 17 km |
| Deer Creek 2 | 1 MW | 21.8 km |
| Camino | 158 MW | 24.8 km |