Kiefer Landfill
Sacramento County, California · EIA plant ID 55766 · Operator: Sacramento County of Dpt Waste
Nameplate15MWSummer 15 MW
Generators5in service
Net generation35GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor27%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1999
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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 68.2 | 92.7% | — |
| 2002 | 67.9 | 92.3% | — |
| 2004 | 66.5 | 90.2% | — |
| 2005 | 64.6 | 87.7% | — |
| 2006 | 54.1 | 73.5% | — |
| 2007 | 53.8 | 73.1% | — |
| 2008 | 63 | 85.4% | — |
| 2009 | 62.8 | 85.4% | — |
| 2010 | 60.4 | 82.1% | — |
| 2011 | 68.3 | 92.8% | — |
| 2012 | 68.8 | 93.3% | — |
| 2013 | 68.9 | 93.6% | — |
| 2014 | 65.4 | 88.8% | — |
| 2015 | 57.4 | 78.0% | — |
| 2016 | 54.1 | 73.4% | — |
| 2017 | 67.6 | 91.8% | — |
| 2018 | 69.3 | 94.2% | — |
| 2019 | 69 | 93.7% | — |
| 2020 | 67.7 | 91.7% | — |
| 2021 | 65 | 88.4% | — |
| 2022 | 64.4 | 87.6% | — |
| 2023 | 66.6 | 90.6% | — |
| 2024 | 51 | 69.2% | — |
| 2025 | 34.6 | 27.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 361A | Landfill Gas | IC | 3 | 2.8 | Dec 1999 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 361B | Landfill Gas | IC | 3 | 2.8 | Dec 1999 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 361C | Landfill Gas | IC | 3 | 2.8 | Dec 1999 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| UNIT4 | Landfill Gas | IC | 3.1 | 3.1 | Apr 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| UNIT5 | Landfill Gas | IC | 3.1 | 3.1 | Apr 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Sacramento County of Dpt Waste. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Sacramento County of Dpt Waste | 59.2% | 9 MW |
| LES Project Holdings LLC | 40.8% | 6 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Kiefer Landfill Generating Phase II | 6 MW | 0.2 km |
| Juniper Creek Storage | — | 4.6 km |
| RE Dillard 1 LLC | 3 MW | 5.1 km |
| SloughHouse Solar, LLC | 50 MW | 5.2 km |
| RE Dillard 2 LLC | 3 MW | 5.5 km |
| RE Dillard 3 LLC | 3 MW | 5.9 km |