Wheelabrator Shasta
Shasta County, California · EIA plant ID 50881 · Operator: shasta sustainable resource management, inc.
Nameplate55MWSummer 56 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation290GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor59%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1987
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), other 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 | 342.3 | 70.5% | — |
| 2002 | 429.9 | 88.6% | — |
| 2003 | 427.3 | 88.0% | — |
| 2004 | 408.7 | 84.0% | — |
| 2005 | 397.4 | 81.9% | — |
| 2006 | 379.2 | 78.1% | — |
| 2007 | 401.4 | 76.5% | — |
| 2008 | 391.7 | 74.5% | — |
| 2009 | 392.6 | 74.8% | — |
| 2010 | 393.8 | 75.0% | — |
| 2011 | 388.7 | 74.1% | — |
| 2012 | 399.6 | 75.9% | — |
| 2013 | 393.5 | 79.7% | — |
| 2014 | 384.3 | 77.8% | — |
| 2015 | 398.2 | 80.6% | — |
| 2016 | 326.9 | 66.0% | — |
| 2017 | 398.8 | 80.7% | — |
| 2018 | 279.8 | 56.6% | — |
| 2019 | 261.2 | 52.9% | — |
| 2020 | 277.2 | 56.0% | — |
| 2021 | 285.9 | 57.9% | — |
| 2022 | 277.9 | 56.2% | — |
| 2023 | 288.2 | 58.3% | — |
| 2024 | 276.4 | 55.8% | — |
| 2025 | 285.3 | 57.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 18.3 | 18.8 | Oct 1987 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 18.3 | 18.8 | Nov 1987 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 18.3 | 18.8 | Nov 1987 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN4 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 7.8 | 3.5 | Aug 2000 | Retired Dec 2007 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: shasta sustainable resource management, inc.. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| shasta sustainable resource management, inc. | 100.0% | 55 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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