Yuba City Energy Center
Sutter County, California · EIA plant ID 55813 · Operator: Calpine Corp-Yuba City
Nameplate47MWSummer 47 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation23GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor6%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,551Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2002Runs as peaking
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), gas/coal/oil 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 18.4 | 5.2% | 9,889 |
| 2004 | 17.8 | 4.5% | 9,748 |
| 2005 | 34.6 | 8.8% | 8,996 |
| 2006 | 22 | 5.6% | 9,675 |
| 2007 | 25 | 6.3% | 10,210 |
| 2008 | 35.3 | 8.9% | 10,037 |
| 2009 | 31.1 | 7.9% | 10,474 |
| 2010 | 28.1 | 7.1% | 10,462 |
| 2011 | 14.8 | 3.7% | 11,097 |
| 2012 | 45.7 | 11.6% | 11,470 |
| 2013 | 37.2 | 9.4% | 10,881 |
| 2014 | 26.1 | 6.6% | 12,753 |
| 2015 | 25.1 | 6.4% | 11,965 |
| 2016 | 30.4 | 7.7% | 12,034 |
| 2017 | 37.5 | 9.5% | 11,578 |
| 2018 | 32.1 | 8.2% | 11,641 |
| 2019 | 29 | 7.4% | 11,273 |
| 2020 | 56.2 | 14.2% | 11,507 |
| 2021 | 91.4 | 23.2% | 10,753 |
| 2022 | 69.6 | 17.6% | 10,685 |
| 2023 | 49.3 | 12.0% | 10,716 |
| 2024 | 39.1 | 9.5% | 10,386 |
| 2025 | 23.4 | 5.7% | 10,551 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 47.3 | 47 | Aug 2002 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Calpine Corp-Yuba City. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Calpine Corp-Yuba City | 100.0% | 47 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Yuba City Cogen Partners | 50 MW | 0.3 km |
| Greenleaf 2 Power Plant | 50 MW | 0.3 km |
| Tierra Buena Energy Storage | 5 MW | 4.1 km |
| Feather River Energy Center | 47 MW | 4.2 km |
| Sutter Energy Center | 636 MW | 10.8 km |
| Greenleaf 1 Power Plant | 70 MW | 10.8 km |