Apple Campus 2 Fuel Cell
Santa Clara County, California · EIA plant ID 59557 · Operator: Apple, Inc
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation31GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor89%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2017
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14 | 68.4% | — |
| 2018 | 30.2 | 86.2% | — |
| 2019 | 19.6 | 56.0% | — |
| 2020 | 20.7 | 59.0% | — |
| 2021 | 14.9 | 42.6% | — |
| 2022 | 22.2 | 63.5% | — |
| 2023 | 25.9 | 74.0% | — |
| 2024 | 29.6 | 84.3% | — |
| 2025 | 31.3 | 89.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC2FC | Landfill Gas | FC | 4 | 4 | Jun 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Apple, Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Apple, Inc | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| CoreSite Real Estate 2972 Stender, L.P. | 12 MW | 6.2 km |