Municipal Cogen Plant
Riverside County, California · EIA plant ID 50674 · Operator: Palm Springs City of
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation8GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor72%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate9,806Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2015Runs 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 | 11.7 | 111.2% | 9,763 |
| 2002 | 9.3 | 88.7% | 12,262 |
| 2004 | 9.7 | 92.2% | 11,008 |
| 2005 | 8.4 | 79.8% | 11,008 |
| 2006 | 10.3 | 97.6% | 11,008 |
| 2007 | 10.1 | 96.1% | 11,008 |
| 2008 | 7.3 | 69.5% | 11,008 |
| 2009 | 4.8 | 46.1% | 10,666 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.1 | 0.8% | 11,203 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 4.5 | 42.6% | 8,539 |
| 2017 | 2.1 | 20.4% | 10,524 |
| 2018 | 4.4 | 41.9% | 11,061 |
| 2019 | 4.2 | 39.5% | 10,529 |
| 2020 | 7.1 | 67.3% | 10,403 |
| 2021 | 7.6 | 72.3% | 10,299 |
| 2022 | 6.3 | 59.6% | 9,888 |
| 2023 | 5.7 | 53.8% | 10,050 |
| 2024 | 8.2 | 77.8% | 9,790 |
| 2025 | 6.2 | 59.4% | 9,747 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1A | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 1.2 | 1.2 | Nov 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 0.7 | 0.6 | May 1985 | Retired Jun 2014 | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 0.7 | 0.6 | May 1985 | Retired Jun 2014 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Palm Springs City of. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Palm Springs City of | 100.0% | 1 MW |
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