Richmond Cogen
Contra Costa County, California · EIA plant ID 52109 · Operator: Chevron Products Company-Richmond
Nameplate174MWSummer 148 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation965GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor85%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate4,326Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1992Runs 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 | 877.1 | — | — |
| 2002 | 800 | — | — |
| 2003 | 894.9 | 102.2% | 6,779 |
| 2004 | 882.6 | 100.5% | 5,213 |
| 2005 | 852.5 | 97.3% | 5,211 |
| 2006 | 863.5 | 98.6% | 5,211 |
| 2007 | 788.2 | 90.0% | 5,211 |
| 2008 | 836.1 | 95.2% | 5,211 |
| 2009 | 870.7 | 99.4% | 5,211 |
| 2010 | 861.8 | 98.4% | 5,211 |
| 2011 | 791.5 | 90.3% | 5,107 |
| 2012 | 803 | 91.4% | 11,331 |
| 2013 | 809 | 92.3% | 11,244 |
| 2014 | 800.3 | 70.1% | 10,096 |
| 2015 | 938.8 | 82.2% | 10,259 |
| 2016 | 900.6 | 78.6% | 4,331 |
| 2017 | 838.9 | 73.4% | 4,335 |
| 2018 | 868.5 | 76.0% | 4,332 |
| 2019 | 936.5 | 82.0% | 4,328 |
| 2020 | 929.1 | 81.1% | 4,329 |
| 2021 | 922 | 80.7% | 4,329 |
| 2022 | 894 | 78.3% | 4,333 |
| 2023 | 912.3 | 79.9% | 4,329 |
| 2024 | 953.3 | 83.2% | 4,327 |
| 2025 | 970.1 | 84.9% | 4,326 |
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 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 62.6 | 50 | Aug 1992 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 62.6 | 50 | Sep 1992 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 30.4 | 30.4 | Mar 2006 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN6 | All Other | ST | 17.9 | 17.9 | Apr 2019 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Chevron Products Company-Richmond. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Chevron Products Company-Richmond | 100.0% | 174 MW |
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