Rio Grande Valley Sugar GrowersRetired
Hidalgo County, Texas · EIA plant ID 54338 · Operator: Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc.
×25 MW other retired since 2020 (latest Dec 2024)
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 | 14.8 | — | — |
| 2002 | 17.5 | 26.1% | — |
| 2004 | 15.8 | 23.2% | 4,600 |
| 2005 | 21 | 31.3% | 4,600 |
| 2006 | 18.2 | 26.1% | 4,600 |
| 2007 | 18.2 | 26.1% | 4,602 |
| 2008 | 14.4 | 21.8% | — |
| 2009 | 15.8 | 14.4% | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 28.2 | 16.5% | — |
| 2012 | 6.3 | 4.1% | — |
| 2013 | 3.4 | 2.2% | — |
| 2014 | 2.3 | 1.5% | — |
| 2015 | 0.4 | 0.3% | — |
| 2016 | 2.2 | 1.4% | — |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 1.2% | — |
| 2018 | 2.4 | 1.5% | — |
| 2019 | 0.7 | 0.4% | — |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 1.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.4 | 0.3% | — |
| 2022 | 0.5 | 0.3% | — |
| 2023 | 0.1 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 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 | Other Waste Biomass | ST | 2.5 | 2.5 | Oct 1973 | Retired Dec 2024 | — | coming soon |
| GENB | Other Waste Biomass | ST | 2.5 | 2.5 | Oct 1973 | Retired Dec 2024 | — | coming soon |
| GENC | Other Waste Biomass | ST | 2.5 | 2.5 | Jan 1995 | Retired Dec 2024 | — | coming soon |
| GEND | Other Waste Biomass | ST | 16 | 10 | Aug 2009 | Retired Dec 2024 | — | coming soon |
| GENE | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.4 | 1.4 | Sep 2011 | Retired Dec 2024 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc.. 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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