Buena Vista Biomass PowerOut of service
Amador County, California · EIA plant ID 58472 · Operator: Buena Vista Biomass LLC
Nameplate23MWSummer 18 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2012
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 | 8 | 56.8% | 13,818 |
| 2013 | 67 | 41.6% | 13,712 |
| 2014 | 107 | 66.6% | 20,036 |
| 2015 | 108 | 66.2% | 15,562 |
| 2016 | 17.4 | 10.2% | 9,747 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
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 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 22.5 | 17.8 | Dec 2012 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Buena Vista Biomass LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Buena Vista Biomass LLC | 100.0% | 23 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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