Cold Canyon 1
San Luis Obispo County, California · EIA plant ID 58379 · Operator: Toro Energy of California SLO
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation11GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor80%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2013
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5.6 | 83.8% | — |
| 2014 | 12 | 91.6% | — |
| 2015 | 9.8 | 74.2% | — |
| 2016 | 10.4 | 79.0% | — |
| 2017 | 10.8 | 82.0% | — |
| 2018 | 10.5 | 79.6% | — |
| 2019 | 11.9 | 90.7% | — |
| 2020 | 10.8 | 82.3% | — |
| 2021 | 11 | 84.0% | — |
| 2022 | 10.8 | 82.1% | — |
| 2023 | 10 | 76.3% | — |
| 2024 | 3.8 | 28.8% | — |
| 2025 | 10.6 | 80.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W3998 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.5 | 1.5 | Jul 2013 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Toro Energy of California SLO. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Toro Energy of California SLO | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Thomas M Knott Cogen Facility | 1 MW | 1.7 km |
| Santa Maria EPG | retired | 16.6 km |
| Stenner Creek Solar | 5 MW | 17 km |
| CA-DGS-California Men's Colony | 2 MW | 17.6 km |
| Camp San Luis Obispo | 1 MW | 19.3 km |
| Diablo Canyon | 2,323 MW | 23.4 km |