Gaviota Oil PlantRetired
Santa Barbara County, California · EIA plant ID 50623 · Operator: Freeport McMoRan Oil & Gas
×14 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest May 2020)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
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), primary-fuel 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 | 28 | 25.7% | 10,721 |
| 2002 | 25 | 22.9% | 9,592 |
| 2003 | 54.6 | 50.1% | 8,060 |
| 2004 | 56.3 | 53.8% | 5,465 |
| 2005 | 34.7 | 33.2% | 5,465 |
| 2006 | 27.4 | 26.3% | 5,465 |
| 2007 | 13.2 | 12.6% | 7,796 |
| 2008 | 20.6 | 19.6% | 6,978 |
| 2009 | 25.8 | 24.6% | 6,506 |
| 2010 | 11.1 | 10.6% | 7,954 |
| 2011 | 8.2 | 7.8% | 9,047 |
| 2012 | 4.1 | 3.9% | 13,707 |
| 2013 | 6.4 | 6.1% | 9,371 |
| 2014 | 6 | 5.7% | 9,760 |
| 2015 | 2.8 | 2.7% | 9,828 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENA | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 3.5 | 3 | Dec 1987 | Retired May 2020 | — | coming soon |
| GENB | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 3.5 | 3 | Dec 1987 | Retired May 2020 | — | coming soon |
| GENC | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 3.5 | 3 | Dec 1987 | Retired May 2020 | — | coming soon |
| GEND | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 3.5 | 3 | Dec 1987 | Retired May 2020 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Freeport McMoRan Oil & Gas. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
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