Life Technologies Carlsbad
San Diego County, California · EIA plant ID 58302 · Operator: Bloom Energy
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation9GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor98%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate7,057Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2012Runs as baseload
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 | 3 | 80.4% | 6,496 |
| 2013 | 8 | 91.6% | 7,093 |
| 2014 | 7.2 | 82.0% | 7,516 |
| 2015 | 3.9 | 44.9% | 7,233 |
| 2016 | 7.3 | 83.4% | 7,224 |
| 2017 | 7.9 | 90.1% | 7,319 |
| 2018 | 7 | 80.4% | 7,441 |
| 2019 | 7 | 79.7% | 8,555 |
| 2020 | 7.9 | 89.8% | 6,646 |
| 2021 | 8.6 | 97.6% | 6,813 |
| 2022 | 7.8 | 88.6% | 7,127 |
| 2023 | 7.6 | 86.5% | 6,984 |
| 2024 | 8.6 | 97.4% | 6,998 |
| 2025 | 8.6 | 98.0% | 7,057 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFT | Other Natural Gas | FC | 1.1 | 1 | Aug 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Bloom Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Life Technologies Corporation | 100.0% | 1 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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