UCSD Fuel Cell PlantRetired
San Diego County, California · EIA plant ID 57735 · Operator: BioFuels Point Loma LLC
×3 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Dec 2021)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 22.8 | — | 8,029 |
| 2012 | 18.8 | — | 7,025 |
| 2013 | 17.4 | — | 9,694 |
| 2014 | 19.1 | — | 8,816 |
| 2015 | 18.7 | — | 9,073 |
| 2016 | 15.2 | — | 9,358 |
| 2017 | 20.4 | — | 9,176 |
| 2018 | 19.7 | 80.4% | 9,247 |
| 2019 | 19 | — | 10,022 |
| 2020 | 12.3 | 50.0% | — |
| 2021 | 7.9 | 32.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCSD | Other Natural Gas | FC | 3 | 2.8 | Nov 2011 | Retired Dec 2021 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: BioFuels Point Loma LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| University of California San Diego Hybrid | 33 MW | 0.5 km |
| Univ of California San Diego Solar | 1 MW | 0.5 km |
| Illumina Way SD | 4 MW | 3.3 km |
| North City - Landfill Gas Engine North | 2 MW | 3.4 km |
| MM San Diego-North City | retired | 3.7 km |
| P Plant | retired | 3.9 km |