Russell City Energy Center
Alameda County, California · EIA plant ID 56467 · Operator: Russell City Energy Company LLC
Nameplate655MWSummer 605 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation1,784GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor34%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate7,387Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2013Runs as intermediate
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1,522.3 | 67.4% | 6,839 |
| 2014 | 2,247.2 | 41.7% | 6,973 |
| 2015 | 2,898.9 | 53.8% | 7,384 |
| 2016 | 786.9 | 14.6% | 7,532 |
| 2017 | 786.7 | 14.6% | 7,606 |
| 2018 | 1,010.4 | 18.8% | 7,500 |
| 2019 | 885 | 16.4% | 7,723 |
| 2020 | 1,092 | 20.2% | 7,581 |
| 2021 | 351.3 | 6.5% | 7,817 |
| 2022 | 1,037.4 | 19.4% | 7,275 |
| 2023 | 1,788.4 | 33.9% | 7,274 |
| 2024 | 1,359 | 25.6% | 7,411 |
| 2025 | 1,574.5 | 29.7% | 7,383 |
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 | 200 | 182 | Aug 2013 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 200 | 182 | Aug 2013 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| STG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 255 | 241 | Aug 2013 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Russell City Energy Company LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Russell City Energy Company LLC | 100.0% | 655 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| City of Hayward WWTP | 3 MW | 0.5 km |
| AT&T - Hayward | 1 MW | 4.3 km |
| Union Sanitary District Cogen | 2 MW | 6.3 km |
| CSU East Bay | retired | 7.1 km |
| KSR028 Merced Fuel Cell | 2 MW | 8.4 km |
| Preferred Freezer San Leandro | 2 MW | 8.7 km |