UCI Fuel CellRetired
Orange County, California · EIA plant ID 60120 · Operator: UCI Fuel Cell, LLC
×1 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Aug 2022)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.5 | 47.0% | 9,943 |
| 2016 | 11 | 89.6% | 6,978 |
| 2017 | 10.8 | 88.1% | 6,770 |
| 2018 | 8.3 | 67.5% | 6,805 |
| 2019 | 7.5 | 60.8% | 6,734 |
| 2020 | 5 | 40.6% | 6,741 |
| 2021 | 11.1 | 90.9% | 6,714 |
| 2022 | 6.9 | 96.6% | 6,698 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB-16 | Other Natural Gas | FC | 1.4 | 1.4 | Dec 2015 | Retired Aug 2022 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: UCI Fuel Cell, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| DESI-1 Battery Energy Storage Facility | retired | 2 km |
| Anaheim Solar Energy Plant | 2 MW | 3.2 km |
| AT&T Anaheim | 1 MW | 5.9 km |
| DESI-2 Battery Storage Facility | 1 MW | 6.3 km |
| Kaiser East La Palma Ave. Fuel Cell | 2 MW | 8.1 km |
| Fullerton Mill CHP | retired | 8.2 km |