NRG Energy San DiegoRetired
San Diego County, California · EIA plant ID 54337 · Operator: NRG Energy Center San Diego LLC
×2 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Dec 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 | 1.7 | 12.4% | 9,367 |
| 2002 | 1.6 | 11.3% | 8,654 |
| 2003 | 1.9 | 13.2% | 8,301 |
| 2004 | 1.8 | 12.5% | 6,530 |
| 2005 | 0.3 | 2.4% | 6,530 |
| 2006 | 2.1 | 15.0% | 6,530 |
| 2008 | 0.2 | 1.5% | 6,660 |
| 2009 | 1.4 | 9.8% | 6,655 |
| 2010 | 1.6 | 11.6% | 6,667 |
| 2011 | 0.7 | 5.1% | 6,651 |
| 2012 | 2 | 14.2% | 6,671 |
| 2013 | 1.7 | 12.1% | 6,654 |
| 2014 | 1.1 | 7.5% | 6,819 |
| 2015 | 2 | 13.9% | 6,747 |
| 2016 | 1.3 | 9.2% | 6,376 |
| 2017 | 1.8 | 12.6% | 6,410 |
| 2018 | 1.9 | 13.6% | 6,374 |
| 2020 | 0.2 | 1.5% | 6,487 |
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 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Aug 1986 | Retired Dec 2020 | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Aug 1986 | Retired Dec 2020 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: NRG Energy Center San Diego LLC. 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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Within 80 km.
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