SF Southeast Cogen PlantRetirement planned
San Francisco County, California · EIA plant ID 57971 · Operator: City & County of San Francisco
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor3%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2002Retirement planned Jun 2028
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), other 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3.4 | 20.6% | — |
| 2012 | 7.3 | 43.5% | — |
| 2013 | 8.6 | 51.8% | — |
| 2014 | 11.1 | 66.8% | — |
| 2015 | 7.8 | 46.6% | — |
| 2016 | 2.7 | 16.3% | — |
| 2017 | 2.1 | 12.9% | — |
| 2018 | 3.8 | 22.8% | — |
| 2019 | 2.7 | 16.4% | — |
| 2020 | 0.7 | 4.0% | — |
| 2021 | 2.1 | 12.5% | — |
| 2022 | 0.6 | 3.4% | — |
| 2023 | 0.2 | 1.3% | — |
| 2024 | 3.9 | 30.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.3 | 2.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COGEN | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 2.1 | 1.5 | Jun 2002 | Operating · retirement planned | Jun 2028 | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City & County of San Francisco. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City & County of San Francisco | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| One Market Plaza | 2 MW | 6 km |
| Parnassus Central Utility Plant | 13 MW | 6.2 km |
| Transamerica Pyramid | 1 MW | 6.3 km |
| Univ of San Francisco Cogen | 2 MW | 6.6 km |
| SF State University | retired | 7.7 km |
| Sunset Reservoir North Basin | 5 MW | 7.9 km |