Stanton Energy Reliability Center Hybrid
Orange County, California · EIA plant ID 60698 · Operator: Wellhead Services Inc
Nameplate161MWSummer 161 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,888Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2020Runs as rarely runs
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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), gas/coal/oil 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20.8 | 3.4% | 11,145 |
| 2021 | 3.4 | 0.4% | 10,734 |
| 2022 | 1.1 | 0.2% | 11,917 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 0.2% | 11,463 |
| 2024 | 2.1 | 0.2% | 11,099 |
| 2025 | 1.7 | 0.2% | 10,974 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BESS1 | Batteries | BA | 10 | 10 | Aug 2020 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| BESS2 | Batteries | BA | 10 | 10 | Aug 2020 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 70.5 | 70.5 | Jul 2020 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 70.5 | 70.5 | Jul 2020 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 60.5 | 45.9 | planned Dec 2019 | not_current | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Wellhead Services Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| W Power LLC | 44.7% | 72 MW |
| Wellhead Services, Inc | 42.9% | 69 MW |
| Wellhead Services Inc | 12.4% | 20 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Barre Peaker | 50 MW | 0.2 km |
| Stanton Battery Energy Storage | 69 MW | 0.3 km |
| Westminster Reliability Project, LLC | — | 4.4 km |
| Anaheim Solar Energy Plant | 2 MW | 6.1 km |
| BCE Los Alamitos 2 | 20 MW | 6.5 km |
| AT&T Anaheim | 1 MW | 7.2 km |