Santa Maria LFG Power Plant
Santa Barbara County, California · EIA plant ID 57100 · Operator: J&A-Santa Maria LLC
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2008
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), primary-fuel 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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6.7 | 76.2% | — |
| 2010 | 7.7 | 88.0% | — |
| 2011 | 7.6 | 86.9% | — |
| 2012 | 9 | 102.4% | — |
| 2013 | 9.1 | 104.1% | — |
| 2014 | 9 | 103.0% | — |
| 2015 | 9 | 102.9% | — |
| 2016 | 9 | 102.8% | — |
| 2017 | 9.2 | 105.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EN01 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.1 | 1 | Jan 2008 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: J&A-Santa Maria LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| J&A-Santa Maria LLC | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| J&A-Santa Maria II LLC | 1 MW | 3.1 km |
| Industrial Parkway Storage | — | 5.9 km |
| Caballero | 100 MW | 6.9 km |
| Santa Maria EPG | retired | 22.5 km |
| Vandenberg Solar Project | 25 MW | 24.3 km |
| Cold Canyon 1 | 2 MW | 30.9 km |