CSUF Trigeneration
Orange County, California · EIA plant ID 58169 · Operator: California State University at Fullerton
Nameplate9MWSummer 9 MW
Generators7in service
Net generation34GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor72%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate4,935Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2010Runs as baseload
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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), gas/coal/oil 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 | 31.4 | 83.0% | 10,296 |
| 2013 | 28.5 | 71.0% | 11,605 |
| 2014 | 31.3 | 78.4% | 10,896 |
| 2015 | 31.2 | 78.1% | 10,943 |
| 2016 | 32.2 | 80.7% | 4,874 |
| 2017 | 31.8 | 71.0% | 4,924 |
| 2018 | 34.2 | 74.4% | 4,937 |
| 2019 | 33.9 | 75.0% | 4,921 |
| 2020 | 32.7 | 70.7% | 4,931 |
| 2021 | 36.1 | 76.3% | 4,926 |
| 2022 | 39.7 | 85.6% | 4,918 |
| 2023 | 37.4 | 82.5% | 4,924 |
| 2024 | 36.1 | 79.5% | 4,924 |
| 2025 | 36.7 | 80.2% | 4,925 |
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 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 4.6 | 4.3 | Oct 2010 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| CPAC | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.3 | 0.3 | Jan 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| KHS | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.3 | 0.3 | Jan 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| NPS | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 2 | 2 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| PS4 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.3 | 0.3 | Jan 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| PS5 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.4 | 0.4 | Jul 2020 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| SCPS | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: California State University at Fullerton. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| California State University at Fullerton | 100.0% | 9 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| CSUF Nutwood Solar | 2 MW | 0.3 km |
| CSUF State College | 1 MW | 0.3 km |
| Fullerton Mill CHP | retired | 2.2 km |
| Canyon Power Plant | 200 MW | 3.4 km |
| Kaiser East La Palma Ave. Fuel Cell | 2 MW | 5 km |
| Kroger La Habra | 1 MW | 5.3 km |