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Santa Clara County, California · EIA plant ID 59805 · Operator: Bloom Energy
×1 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Jul 2024)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4.3 | 97.5% | 6,680 |
| 2015 | 8.7 | 99.3% | 7,027 |
| 2016 | 7.5 | 85.4% | 7,189 |
| 2017 | 7.8 | 89.5% | — |
| 2018 | 7.5 | 85.3% | 7,351 |
| 2019 | 6.5 | 73.7% | 8,980 |
| 2020 | 5.7 | 65.2% | 7,791 |
| 2021 | 6.6 | 75.0% | 7,404 |
| 2022 | 6.1 | 69.6% | 7,437 |
| 2023 | 4.1 | 47.3% | 7,665 |
| 2024 | 0.9 | 21.2% | 10,625 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YAH00 | Other Natural Gas | FC | 1.1 | 1 | Jul 2014 | Retired Jul 2024 | — | 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).
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Within 80 km.
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