WWTP Power Generation Station
Alameda County, California · EIA plant ID 56036 · Operator: East Bay Municipal Util Dist
Nameplate7MWSummer 6 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation31GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor59%other units, summer MW
Heat rate5,790Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1985
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 26.6 | 52.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 34.6 | 67.6% | — |
| 2006 | 39.4 | 76.3% | 15,209 |
| 2007 | 35.4 | 66.8% | 14,686 |
| 2008 | 39.7 | 74.9% | 14,402 |
| 2009 | 34.9 | 65.6% | 12,989 |
| 2010 | 36.1 | 67.8% | 11,350 |
| 2011 | 31.5 | 58.6% | 11,534 |
| 2012 | 21.8 | 40.7% | 10,315 |
| 2013 | 26.5 | 49.7% | 10,158 |
| 2014 | 24.3 | 45.5% | 9,966 |
| 2015 | 24.6 | 46.4% | 12,590 |
| 2016 | 20.6 | 38.7% | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 28 | 52.6% | 5,766 |
| 2018 | 25.3 | 47.7% | 5,707 |
| 2019 | 21 | 39.5% | 5,753 |
| 2020 | 23.7 | 44.5% | 5,799 |
| 2021 | 24 | 45.2% | 5,755 |
| 2022 | 30.8 | 58.1% | 5,740 |
| 2023 | 25.5 | 48.1% | 5,775 |
| 2024 | 26.8 | 50.2% | 5,798 |
| 2025 | 30.2 | 56.9% | 5,767 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 2.2 | 2 | Aug 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 2.2 | 2 | Aug 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 2.2 | 2 | Aug 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: East Bay Municipal Util Dist. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| East Bay Municipal Util Dist | 100.0% | 7 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Power Generation Station (PGS) 2 | 5 MW | 0 km |
| Pixar - Emeryville | 1 MW | 1.3 km |
| Dynegy Oakland Power Plant | 149 MW | 3.5 km |
| Alameda | 55 MW | 4.2 km |
| PE Berkeley | 29 MW | 5.7 km |
| One Market Plaza | 2 MW | 9.3 km |