Monterey Regional Water Cogen Facility
Monterey County, California · EIA plant ID 54951 · Operator: MRWPCA
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation8GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor42%other units, summer MW
Heat rate5,659Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1988
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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.1 | 49.4% | 7,458 |
| 2002 | 6.7 | 28.5% | 8,249 |
| 2003 | 9.8 | 75.0% | — |
| 2004 | 9.8 | 74.4% | — |
| 2005 | 8.2 | 62.5% | — |
| 2006 | 9.6 | 73.2% | — |
| 2007 | 8.8 | 67.0% | — |
| 2008 | 7.9 | 60.3% | — |
| 2009 | 6.3 | 48.1% | — |
| 2010 | 7.6 | 58.0% | — |
| 2011 | 7.9 | 60.2% | — |
| 2012 | 8.4 | 63.8% | — |
| 2013 | 8.5 | 54.2% | — |
| 2014 | 7.4 | 47.1% | — |
| 2015 | 8.5 | 31.8% | 7,648 |
| 2016 | 8.6 | 37.7% | 5,503 |
| 2017 | 9.2 | 38.5% | 5,503 |
| 2018 | 8.7 | 32.9% | 5,503 |
| 2019 | 8.1 | 34.2% | 5,503 |
| 2020 | 7.7 | 29.2% | 5,503 |
| 2021 | 8.6 | 38.5% | 5,503 |
| 2022 | 8.7 | 42.1% | 5,608 |
| 2023 | 7.8 | 40.6% | 5,616 |
| 2024 | 7.3 | 34.6% | 5,733 |
| 2025 | 8.4 | 41.7% | 5,659 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EG1 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 0.6 | 0.6 | Aug 1988 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| EG2 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 0.6 | 0.6 | Aug 1988 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| EG3 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 0.6 | 0.6 | Aug 1988 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: MRWPCA. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| MRWPCA | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Elkhorn Battery Energy Storage System | 183 MW | 11.4 km |
| TLR000 Hansen Fuel Cell | 3 MW | 14.2 km |
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