Potrero Hills Energy Producers
Solano County, California · EIA plant ID 59952 · Operator: Potrero Hills Energy Producers, LLC
Nameplate8MWSummer 8 MW
Generators5in service
Net generation56GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor80%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 42.8 | 81.1% | — |
| 2017 | 61.5 | 87.8% | — |
| 2018 | 63.2 | 90.2% | — |
| 2019 | 63.1 | 90.0% | — |
| 2020 | 63.6 | 90.5% | — |
| 2021 | 59.6 | 85.0% | — |
| 2022 | 62.4 | 89.1% | — |
| 2023 | 58.7 | 83.8% | — |
| 2024 | 58.7 | 83.5% | — |
| 2025 | 55.9 | 79.8% | — |
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 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Apr 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Apr 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Apr 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Apr 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Apr 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Potrero Hills Energy Producers, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Potrero Hills Energy Producers, LLC | 100.0% | 8 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Solano County Cogen Plant | 3 MW | 6.4 km |
| Wolfskill Energy Center | 48 MW | 8.5 km |
| ATT North Watney | 2 MW | 8.9 km |
| North Bay Solar 1 | 1 MW | 9.4 km |
| Lambie Energy Center | 47 MW | 9.7 km |
| SunEdison Anheuser Busch Fairfield | 1 MW | 10 km |