J&A-Santa Maria II LLC
Santa Barbara County, California · EIA plant ID 57101 · Operator: J&A-Santa Maria II 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 online2010
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.2 | 28.9% | — |
| 2011 | 2.7 | 21.9% | — |
| 2012 | 8.1 | 65.9% | — |
| 2013 | 9 | 73.4% | — |
| 2015 | 8.2 | 66.9% | — |
| 2016 | 7.9 | 64.3% | — |
| 2017 | 8 | 65.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.4 | 1.4 | Sep 2010 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: J&A-Santa Maria II 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 II LLC | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Santa Maria LFG Power Plant | 1 MW | 3.1 km |
| Industrial Parkway Storage | — | 7.6 km |
| Caballero | 100 MW | 9.2 km |
| Vandenberg Solar Project | 25 MW | 25.2 km |
| Santa Maria EPG | retired | 25.5 km |
| Cold Canyon 1 | 2 MW | 33.1 km |