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Red Bluff

Tehama County, California · EIA plant ID 56184 · Operator: California Power Holdings LLC
Natural gasNatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineCAISOBA: CISO
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Nameplate46MWSummer 45 MW
Generators16in service
Net generation3GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor1%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,372Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2001Runs as peaking

Monthly net generation

EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
0246GWh200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232025

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.
0%50%100%200520102015202020250.9% · 12 mo

Heat rate by year

Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
8,00010,00012,00014,0002005201020152020202510,372 Btu/kWh · 12 mo
Annual data table
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
200369.193.9%9,845
200467.617.2%10,012
20051.70.4%9,069
20065.31.3%10,209
200712.43.1%8,861
200850.412.8%9,849
200944.511.3%9,918
2010348.7%10,591
201142.710.9%10,054
201224.46.2%10,225
201310.32.6%10,699
201412.33.1%11,388
201521.45.5%10,666
201625.26.4%10,453
201720.25.1%10,194
201813.83.5%10,328
201912.33.1%10,071
20209.12.3%14,344
2021143.6%10,304
202214.83.8%10,142
202311.93.0%10,224
202410.52.7%10,196
20253.40.9%10,372

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 IDTechnologyPrime moverNameplate MWSummer MWOnlineStatusPlanned retirementOEM / model
IC1Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC2.92.8Aug 2001Operating—coming soon
IC10Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC2.92.8Aug 2001Operating—coming soon
IC11Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC2.92.8Aug 2001Operating—coming soon
IC12Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC2.92.8Aug 2001Operating—coming soon
IC13Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC2.92.8Aug 2001Operating—coming soon
IC14Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC2.92.8Aug 2001Operating—coming soon
IC15Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC2.92.8Aug 2001Operating—coming soon
IC16Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC2.92.8Aug 2001Operating—coming soon
IC2Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC2.92.8Aug 2001Operating—coming soon
IC3Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC2.92.8Aug 2001Operating—coming soon
IC4Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC2.92.8Aug 2001Operating—coming soon
IC5Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC2.92.8Aug 2001Operating—coming soon
IC6Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC2.92.8Aug 2001Operating—coming soon
IC7Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC2.92.8Aug 2001Operating—coming soon
IC8Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC2.92.8Aug 2001Operating—coming soon
IC9Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC2.92.8Aug 2001Operating—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: California Power Holdings LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
California Power Holdings LLC100.0%46 MW

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