Wilmington Hydrogen Plant
Los Angeles County, California · EIA plant ID 55557 · Operator: Air Products & Chemicals Inc
Nameplate32MWSummer 28 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation180GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor73%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1996
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), 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 | 0 | — | — |
| 2002 | 183.2 | — | 10,119 |
| 2003 | 163 | — | — |
| 2004 | 166.1 | — | — |
| 2005 | 169.8 | — | — |
| 2006 | 196.5 | — | — |
| 2007 | 186.4 | 83.4% | — |
| 2008 | 108.1 | 48.3% | — |
| 2009 | 191.2 | 85.6% | — |
| 2010 | 209.9 | 85.3% | — |
| 2011 | 233.5 | 94.9% | — |
| 2012 | 185.5 | 75.1% | — |
| 2013 | 193.7 | 78.7% | — |
| 2014 | 203.6 | 82.7% | — |
| 2015 | 145 | 58.9% | — |
| 2016 | 156.9 | 63.6% | — |
| 2017 | 143.4 | 58.3% | — |
| 2018 | 199.1 | 80.9% | — |
| 2019 | 195.6 | 79.5% | — |
| 2020 | 165 | 66.8% | — |
| 2021 | 163.3 | 66.3% | — |
| 2022 | 186.5 | 75.8% | — |
| 2023 | 190 | 77.2% | — |
| 2024 | 180.2 | 73.0% | — |
| 2025 | 138.6 | 56.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T101 | All Other | ST | 31.9 | 28.1 | Mar 1996 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Air Products & Chemicals Inc | 100.0% | 32 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Valero Wilmington Cogeneration Plant | 34 MW | 0.2 km |
| Harbor Cogen | 107 MW | 1 km |
| Tesoro Wilmington Calciner | retired | 1.2 km |
| Linde Wilmington | 31 MW | 1.3 km |
| Equilon Los Angeles Refining | retired | 1.4 km |
| 1420 Coil Av #C | retired | 1.6 km |