Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant
Santa Clara County, California · EIA plant ID 56026 · Operator: City of Santa Clara - (CA)
Nameplate154MWSummer 148 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation930GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor72%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate8,033Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2005Runs as baseload
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), 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 407 | 36.0% | 8,335 |
| 2006 | 356.8 | 26.5% | 8,377 |
| 2007 | 236.9 | 17.6% | 21,619 |
| 2008 | 793.8 | 58.7% | 4,249 |
| 2009 | 394.8 | 29.3% | 8,178 |
| 2010 | 531.8 | 39.4% | 6,893 |
| 2011 | 405 | 30.0% | 8,129 |
| 2012 | 925.4 | 68.4% | 7,758 |
| 2013 | 922.8 | 68.4% | 8,383 |
| 2014 | 885 | 65.6% | 10,244 |
| 2015 | 890.3 | 66.0% | 8,115 |
| 2016 | 934.5 | 72.0% | 7,718 |
| 2017 | 642.6 | 49.6% | 8,378 |
| 2018 | 861.3 | 66.5% | 8,566 |
| 2019 | 659.1 | 50.9% | 8,598 |
| 2020 | 469.4 | 36.1% | 8,314 |
| 2021 | 777.8 | 60.1% | 8,249 |
| 2022 | 700.3 | 54.1% | 8,154 |
| 2023 | 862.1 | 66.6% | 8,219 |
| 2024 | 878.3 | 67.7% | 8,159 |
| 2025 | 771.3 | 59.6% | 8,136 |
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 Combined Cycle | CT | 50 | 50 | Mar 2005 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 50 | 50 | Mar 2005 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| STG | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 54 | 47.8 | Mar 2005 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Santa Clara - (CA). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Santa Clara - (CA) | 100.0% | 154 MW |
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