Riverside RWQCP Fuel Cell
Riverside County, California · EIA plant ID 59877 · Operator: Riverside Fuel Cell, LLC
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation7GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor45%other units, summer MW
Heat rate10,708Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2016
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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3.7 | 64.1% | 8,436 |
| 2017 | 10.5 | 82.2% | 9,044 |
| 2018 | 9.2 | 66.5% | 9,218 |
| 2019 | 9.7 | 77.4% | 10,331 |
| 2020 | 8.1 | 57.0% | 9,900 |
| 2021 | 8.6 | 60.0% | 8,966 |
| 2022 | 10.7 | 56.3% | 8,518 |
| 2023 | 9.4 | 65.4% | 11,445 |
| 2024 | 8.5 | 58.1% | 11,099 |
| 2025 | 7.5 | 44.6% | 10,708 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB20 | Other Waste Biomass | FC | 1.4 | 1.4 | Aug 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Riverside Fuel Cell, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Riverside Fuel Cell, LLC | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Riverside Energy Resource Center | 196 MW | 0.4 km |
| Tequesquite Landfill Solar PV Project | 7 MW | 6.8 km |
| Riverside Community College | 3 MW | 7 km |
| SSI West Riverside Landfill LLC | 3 MW | 7.7 km |
| CA Riverside 2356 Fleetwood Dr. | — | 8.9 km |
| CA Jurupa Valley 3251 De Forest Circle | 5 MW | 9.4 km |