South Bay Fuel Cell PlantRetired
San Diego County, California · EIA plant ID 57770 · Operator: BioFuels Point Loma LLC
×2 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7.7 | — | 7,633 |
| 2013 | 8.8 | — | 8,524 |
| 2014 | 10.1 | — | 8,590 |
| 2015 | 8.2 | — | 9,627 |
| 2016 | 5.6 | — | 10,036 |
| 2017 | 7.3 | — | 9,085 |
| 2018 | 8.2 | — | 10,210 |
| 2019 | 7.5 | — | 10,924 |
| 2020 | 7.2 | 58.7% | — |
| 2021 | 6.7 | 54.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBFC | Other Natural Gas | FC | 1.5 | 1.4 | Jan 2012 | 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).
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Within 80 km.
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