Shell Offshore YellowhammerRetired
Mobile County, Alabama · EIA plant ID 54730 · Operator: W&T Offshore Inc
×3 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Jan 2021)
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 | 0.7 | 5.8% | — |
| 2002 | 1.4 | 11.2% | — |
| 2003 | 1.1 | 9.0% | 26,007 |
| 2004 | 12.6 | 102.4% | 22,287 |
| 2005 | 0.5 | 4.4% | — |
| 2006 | 17.8 | 144.7% | 17,568 |
| 2007 | 12.6 | 102.8% | 18,031 |
| 2008 | 15.8 | 128.8% | 17,642 |
| 2009 | 16.5 | 134.9% | 17,439 |
| 2010 | 15.5 | 126.4% | 16,781 |
| 2011 | 11.3 | 92.4% | 17,229 |
| 2012 | 17.3 | 141.0% | 16,733 |
| 2013 | 15.7 | 127.9% | 17,632 |
| 2014 | 14.8 | 121.0% | 20,474 |
| 2015 | 14.3 | 116.9% | 19,700 |
| 2016 | 17.5 | 66.3% | 17,220 |
| 2017 | 16.5 | 62.7% | 17,398 |
| 2018 | 17.9 | 68.2% | 17,028 |
| 2019 | 16.8 | 63.9% | 17,281 |
| 2020 | 17.2 | 65.2% | 17,309 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 3.4 | 3 | Mar 1992 | Retired Jan 2021 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: W&T Offshore 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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Within 80 km.
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