DGS Central Utility Plant
Sacramento County, California · EIA plant ID 58593 · Operator: State of CA DGS BPM
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2010Runs as rarely runs
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2 | 0.5% | 11,676 |
| 2014 | 0.2 | 0.7% | 8,236 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,192 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.1% | 17,793 |
| 2017 | 0.2 | 0.6% | 17,439 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.0% | 6,000 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.6 | 0.6 | Dec 2010 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| EM1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.4 | 0.4 | Dec 2010 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| STG | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 2.9 | 2.9 | Dec 2010 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: State of CA DGS BPM. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| State of CA DGS BPM | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Sacramento (SMUD) | 1 MW | 4.1 km |
| Department of Justice | 2 MW | 5.4 km |
| Solar Star California II LLC | 2 MW | 6.8 km |
| Sacramento Point West Medical Offices | 1 MW | 6.8 km |
| CSU Sacramento I | 1 MW | 7.3 km |
| SPA Cogen 3 | 174 MW | 7.4 km |